ISTANBUL 

Five Syrian regime forces were killed and 20 others injured in an attack late Sunday by the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group in eastern Syria, according to the state news agency SANA.

SANA, citing a military source, said a military vehicle in Badia area in eastern Syria came under a rocket attack followed by artillery shelling by Daesh/ISIS terrorists.

Although Daesh/ISIS lost most areas under its control in Syria in recent years, the terror group still maintains presence in the desert Badia area from where it launches sporadic attacks.

It is estimated that around 10,000 militants still operate for the Daesh\ISIS group in both Syria and Iraq.

Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara