45 IS militants killed in Syria

Damascus, June 20: At least 45 Islamic State militants were killed in the Syrian city of Al-Raqqa, a UK-based war Monitor reported on Tuesday.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that most of the militants were killed in airstrikes carried out by the US-led international coalition, reports Efe news.The international coalition backs the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led alliance that has been fighting against the IS since June 6 in Al-Raqqa, the terror organization s main stronghold in Syria since it established its self-proclaimed caliphate in 2014.The SOHR said there were clashes between SDF fighters and IS militants in the neighborhoods of Al-Barid and Al-Battani, in the western and eastern parts of the city, respectively.