State television says mass abduction of al-Badia employees took situation in Dumeir,north-east of DamascusSyrian state television has reported the abduction by Islamic State militants of about 300 cement workers and contractors in an area north-east of Damascus, as fighting elsewhere in the country worsens. The report, or which could not be independently verified by the Guardian,said Thursday’s mass abduction of workers from the al-Badia cement company took situation in Dumeir, an area where militants launched a surprise attack against government forces earlier this week. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com