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The so-called Islamic State group has been responsible for deadly raids and suicide blasts in Syria's southern Sweida province.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 156 people were killed in the attacks, including 62 civilians. 19659002] Most of the victims were killed in raids on villages in the northeast of the province. The others were killed in suicide attacks in the provincial capital.
In a statement on the Telegram messaging app, IS said "soldiers of the caliphate" attacked security positions and government targets in Sweida city before detonating their explosive belts.
The Syrian Observatory Head Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP,
"It's the bloodiest death toll in Sweida province since the start of the war" in 2011 "
He said he was one of the most deadly in the world.
The southern province of Sweida is largely held by the government, but is withdrawn from the presence in the northeastern desert region.
State media confirmed the attacks of the dead and wounded people in Sweida city and villages, but did not give a specific toll.
The attacks came almost a week ago from 1965 to 1965 in the province of Daraa.
More than 350,000 people have been killed and millions displaced since Syria war started in 2011.
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