More than 80 killed, 200 injured in IS attacks

More than 80 people have been killed and around 200 others injured in a series of attacks claimed by IS in coastal government strongholds in Syria.

The explosions in the cities of Tartus and Jableh were the first to target civilians in those areas in the course of Syria’s civil war, now in its sixth year.

The targets included bus stations and a hospital, and mark an escalation in the conflict as world powers struggle to restart peace talks in Geneva.