Russian warplanes have carried out dozens of air strikes on the Islamic State (IS) group's positions in the Syrian Desert, activists say. IS militants have carried out a string of deadly ambushes and hit-and-run attacks in the region recently.
The latest, on Wednesday, reportedly killed nine soldiers and militiamen.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war in Syria via a network of sources, said three others had died on Tuesday when a landmine planted by IS exploded in the desert near al-Mayadeen, in south-eastern Deir al-Zour province.
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