Islamic State militants have apparently killed 250 Syrian soldiers following the capture of the airbase at Tabqa.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, some 700 Syrians were able to escape, but social media shows the captured being marched into the desert and summarily shot.
At the U.S. State Department, spokesperson Jen Psaki said the U.S. is continuing to consult with allies on how to stop the organization once known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki condemned reports that 43 United Nations peace-keepers have been detained by an armed group on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights.
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