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Fighting among Syrian rebels kills more than 50

Published: 17 May 2016 - 06:09 pm | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 08:27 pm
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Syrian Civil Defence workers evacuate a body following a regime air strike on May 17, 2016, in the rebel-held al-Sukari neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo. AFP / THAER MOHAMMED

BEIRUT: Fighting between insurgent groups east of Damascus killed more than 50 people on Monday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. 

The fighting has pitted the Jaish al-Islam group, which is part of the opposition High Negotiations Committee, against rival factions Failaq al-Rahman and the Fustat Army.

Reuters