The Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group on Tuesday released 270 of an estimated 400 civilians, most of them women and children, who were kidnapped on the weekend in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor, Reuters reported.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the freeing of the citizens but also said at the same time that ISIS jihadists rounded up another 50 men on Tuesday during raids on houses in areas seized during four days of fighting in the city.