(Zaman Al Wasl)- Fierce clashes still underway between regime troops and the Islamic State east of Homs province, left 8 officers killed, local reporter said.
Backed by Russia's airstrikes, the regime forces seek to deter ISIS from gas-rich area, such a hope still not fulfilled as the radical groups has been showing fierce resistance for months.
Also in eastern Homs, known as Badia, 6 regime army soldiers were wounded in Tayfour military airbase when a huge explosion struck weapons depots, according to pro-regime media outlets.
The military airbase, 85 km (about 60 miles) east of Homs lies in the middle of the Syrian desert where regime forces and allied militias have been waging major offensive against the Islamic State and US-backed forces since May.
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