DAMASCUS (Reuters): The head of US-backed Syrian Kurdish force said on Friday that ISIS had taken control over some areas in eastern Syria.
“Due to the recent developments, there is increased movement by [ISIS] mercenaries in the Syrian desert, in the south and west of Deir Ezzor and the countryside of al-Raqqa,” Mazloum Abdi said in a press conference, referring to areas in the east of the country.
