DAMASCUS, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Syrian troops killed 58 militants with the Islamic State (IS) group in the country's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Sunday, state news agency SANA reported.
The Syrian forces killed the IS militants who were trying to attack an airbase in the countryside of Deir al-Zour.
The army forces also killed tens of IS militants in the towns of Nasib Daghim, Zira', and Hwaijet Muraiyeh in Deir al-Zour, near the Iraqi borders, according to SANA.
The IS, which is in control of large swathes of the oil-rich Deir al-Zour, has repeatedly attempted to storm the Deir al-Zour airbase, as it is considered as a main bastion for the Syrian army.
Last September, the IS said its militants had captured a missile battalion near the Deir al-Zour airbase killing 90 Syrian soldiers and officers.