<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Islamic State terror outfit has killed 22 pro-regime fighters including 11 soldiers in surprise attacks in Syria. As many as twelve IS terrorists were also killed in the desert of the southern province of Sweida, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. </span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said 22 pro-regime combatants killed also included nine Iranians and fighters belonging to pro-Iran Shiite militias.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">IS has ramped up its attacks against pro-government forces since its fighters in May left their last stronghold near Damascus under an evacuation deal with the regime.</div>