Syrian troops killed 58 militants associated with the Islamic State (IS) group in the country's eastern province of Deir al-Zour.
The Syrian forces on Sunday, 8 November, killed the IS militants who were trying to attack an air base in the countryside of Deir al-Zour, Xinhua reported citing SANA news agency.
The army forces also killed tens of IS militants in the towns of Nasib Daghim, Zira', and Hwaijet Muraiyeh in Deir al-Zour, near the Iraqi borders, according to SANA news agency.
The IS, which is in control of large swathes of the oil-rich Deir al-Zour, has repeatedly attempted to storm the Deir al-Zour airbase, as it is considered as a main bastion for the Syrian army.
Last September, the IS said that its militants had captured a missile battalion near the Deir al-Zour airbase by killing 90 Syrian soldiers and officers.
