<p>Late on Friday, November 10, Islamic State-affiliated Amaq News posted a video claiming to show combat between the militant group’s fighters and pro-Assad regime forces in al-Bukhamal, contradicting official Syrian claims of controlling the city.</p><p>The video is captioned in Arabic: “The third day in a row government forces fail to enter the town of #Albukhamal.”</p><p>The Syrian government said it took al-Bukhamal on Thursday of last week, as seen in this Russian state news report here</a>, quoting a Syrian Army commander: “On Thursday, the Syrian Army liberated the city of Abu Kamal, near the border with Iraq, destroying the last IS stronghold in Syria.”</p><p>This propaganda video has been edited. Scenes include an Islamic State fighter firing from a technical with an identifiable al-Bukhamal landmark in the background and anti-tank missile strikes on a tank, a bulldozer, and armored car. The video also shows a vacated city and fighters in action. Credit: Amaq News</p><br />
