IS militants kill at least 18 people in

Islamic State militants attacked villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 18

people and leaving dozens injured and missing, opposition activists and pro-government media said.

It was one of the deadliest attacks by the Islamic State group in the area in more than a year, they said.

The attack occurred in a desert area near the town of Kobajeb, in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq.