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Idlib rebels seize two Army posts east Ariha
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] Fatah Army on Tuesday has pressed more advances on the eastern front of Ariha town in Idlib province, taking control of two Syrian army posts, Zaman al-Wasl news hound said.The alliance of Islamist groups, including al-Qaeda wing the Nusra Front, has taken control of Buthaina and Biout Abdulhai checkpoints in al-Arbaeen Mount east of Ariha. Rebels also have launched an attack on al- Qayyasat camp near the international roadthat links to Latakia province. Fatah Army fighters seek to cut the supply route connect Bashir al-Assad's forces with the strategic town of Ariha and al-Mastouma camp, the news hound said. Since Thursday, Idlib rebels have engaged in heavy fighting on the enclaves of Latakia province in areas close to al-Assad's ancestral home, the army and rebels said. Rebels, who captured Jisr al-Shughour town early this week, seek a complete-liberated province of Idlib, such a mission that seems not impossible. In response, Syrian air force has continued the fiercest aerial campaign on Idlib countryside. 5 people were killed in al-Hamidiya village and 40 others maimed in bbarrel-kaboom Monday. Posted by: Fred 2015-05-06 |
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