IS militants ambush Syrian government troops, kill scores

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syria war monitoring organization says an Islamic State group attack in the country’s center has killed scores of government troops.
The Islamic State group lost its last territories in Syria in March after months of battles with U.S-backed fighters in the east. But the militants remain active in the desert area where they have increasingly targeted government troops.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday IS militants ambushed government forces in the