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Daesh attack on Syria truffle hunters kills at least 26: Monitor

Civilians and at least 10 fighters among those killed by militants



Image Credit: Gulf News archives

Beirut: Suspected Daesh militants on Sunday killed at least 26 people in central Syria, a war monitor reported, the latest in a spate of attacks targeting people foraging for desert truffles.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said "civilians and at least 10 pro-regime fighters" were among "the 26 people killed in an attack by Islamic State fighters while they were collecting truffles in the desert east of (the central city of) Hama".

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