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Urgent: IS commits massacre in Syria's Deir al-Zour, killing over 280 people

Xinhua, January 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Islamic State (IS) militant group killed as many as 280 people in a town its militants stormed in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Saturday, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported. Endit