Syria: IS attack in Homs desert kills dozens — state media

At least 53 people were killed Friday in the central Syrian province of Homs in an attack by the so-called “Islamic State” (IS), state media said.

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State news agency SANA cited the head of the Palmyra state hospital, Walid Audi, as saying that victims had gunshot wounds to the head.

“Fifty-three citizens who were truffle hunting were killed during an attack by the terrorists of IS to the southwest of the town of Al-Sokhna,” state television said.

Five people who…