The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Islamic State (IS) militants are still fighting intense battles in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour Province in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported Monday. The Kurdish-led SDF militia is attacking the last IS-held pocket on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, in a bid to … Continue reading U.S.-backed Kurdish forces attack last IS-held pocket in eastern Syria