The Islamic State (IS) group made a failed attempt to retake a village from US-backed forces in eastern Syria leaving 50 fighters dead on both sides. The failed assault came a day after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by the US-led coalition, took the village of Baghouz from IS. <br />''<br />''<br />''The Britain-based monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sixteen SDF fighters and 34 IS jihadists were killed in the assault.<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">IS overran large swathes of Syria and neighbouring Iraq in 2014, declaring a "caliphate", but they have since lost almost all of it to various offensives. </span><br />