In Deir Izzour, the Islamic State took over Boqros after the Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham, and other Islamic Front factions withdrew; the IS also took control of the Attank oilfield from a sharia body consisting of Al Nusrah, the Army of Islam, and other Islamic Front factions; and negotiated terms for the surrender of former Al Nusrah stronghold Al Shihl, requiring residents to repent, turn over weapons and fighters, and vacate the city for 10 days. Demonstrators in Ghranij protested against the IS. In Raqqah, regime airstrikes targeted IS in Raqqah City and by the 17th Division. In Aleppo, the IS clashed with Kurdish YPG fighters near Ayn al Arab; and Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front battled regime forces. In Reef Dimashq, Al Nusrah bombed a regime convoy near al Qalamoun, and the Islamic Front clashed with regime forces in western Ghouta. The Islamic Front also fought against regime forces in Homs and Quneitra.
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