ISIS kills 148 as they hit hospitals, bus stations in Syria

More than 148 people were killed in bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria yesterday.
The explosions targeted bus stations, hospitals and other civilian sites in the seaside cities of Jableh and Tartus.

The attacks on strongholds of President Bashar al-Assad's regime came as ISIS faces mounting pressure in Syria and neighbouring Iraq, where a major offensive to retake the jihadist-held city of Fallujah is underway.
One hundred people were killed in Jableh and another 48 in Tartus to the south, including children.

ISIS claimed the blasts in a statement, saying they were in retaliation for Syrian regime and Russian air strikes against the jihadists and vowed to carry out "more devastating and bitter attacks".