U.S.-backed alliance enters Syria's Deir al-Zor province - Kurdish military source

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S.-backed Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance has crossed into Deir al-Zor province for the first time as part of an offensive against Islamic State, a Kurdish military source said on Tuesday.

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