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IS in deadly return to Syria's Kabone

June 25, 2015 6:10 pm

Islamic State fighters have attacked the Syrian city of Kobane, months after being driven out in a symbolic battle that made international headlines.

They detonated car bombs and launched an assault. Kurdish media say at least 50 civilians have been killed, including 20 in a nearby village.

IS has recently suffered a string of defeats to Kurdish forces.

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But in another attack on Thursday, it seized parts of the key north-eastern city of Hassakeh.