In Syria, at least 25 terrorists belonging to the Islamic State group were killed in an encounter at al-Kubar village in the eastern province of Deir Az Zor. <br/><br/>A US coalition official said, coalition troops backed by two fighter jets arrived at the scene in four helicopters at the encounter site. According to reports, US troops took with them an unspecified number of bodies of IS terrorists killed in the fighting and arrested several others of the group. <br/><br/>US soldiers are waging a low-profile war against the IS in Syria, as well as serving in an advisory capacity in neighbouring Iraq.<br/>

Syria : 25 terrorists killed in encounter <br/><br/>In Syria, at least 25 terrorists belonging to the Islamic State group were killed in an encounter at al-Kubar village in the eastern province of Deir Az Zor. <br/><br/>A US coalition official said, coalition troops backed by two fighter jets arrived at the scene in four helicopters at the encounter site. According to reports, US troops took with them an unspecified number of bodies of IS terrorists killed in the fighting and arrested several others of the group. <br/><br/>US soldiers are waging a low-profile war against the IS in Syria, as well as serving in an advisory capacity in neighbouring Iraq.<br/>