BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s army and its allies raced towards their enclave in the Euphrates city of Deir al-Zor after a rapid advance on Sunday, seeking to relieve it after years of Islamic State siege as jihadist defenses suddenly collapsed. Deir al-Zor’s provincial governor, Mohammed Ibrahim Samra, told Reuters in a phone interview that he … Continue reading Syrian army, allies race to relieve Deir al-Zor