60,000 flee inter-jihadist battle in east Syria: NGO - MIDEAST: Residents of the towns of Busayra, home to 35,000 people, Abriha, home to 12,000 people, and Al-Zir, home to 15,000 people, have nearly all been displaced by the fighting in the area," said the Britain-based monitoring group.
The monitoring group, which relies on a vast network of contacts on the ground for its data, said al-Nusra Front's fighters burnt down several houses in Busayra, as did ISIL in Abriha. At least 62 fighters have been killed in this week's clashes, said the Observatory.
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