More than 700 Killed in Syria in 48 Hours as ISIS Tightens Grip on East

(Asharq al-Awsat-UK) Paula Astih - More than 700 people were killed in Syria over the course of Thursday and Friday, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), Rami Abdul Rahman, reported. 270 people were killed in fighting between pro-Syrian government forces and ISIS, when it seized the Shaar gas field east of Homs on Friday.