ISIS expels thousands in east Syria

Summary

The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria has expelled more than 30,000 people from their homes in the eastern Syrian town of Shheil, a monitoring group said Sunday.

Though both ISIS and Nusra share a jihadist ideology, the two groups have regularly clashed, with Nusra joining a coalition of armed opposition groups fighting ISIS.

The Observatory said ISIS had prevented some 30,000 people from returning to their homes in two other towns in Deir al-Zor, Khasham and Tabieh Jazeera, which it captured in late June.

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(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)

Categories: Arab World, Asia, Syria

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