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Islamic State militants take over Syrian military base
I got twenny bux that sez the troops ISIS used to take Khanasser came from Iraq. Anybody want part of that action?[ARA News] ALEPPO – Militant fighters of the Islamic State (ISIS) seized control of a key military base for the Syrian army in the northern Aleppo province on Thursday. Subsequent to clashes with the Syrian regime’s army troops in the southern countryside of Aleppo, ISIS militants have reportedly captured the Air Defense (Al-Difaa’ Al-Jawi) base near the Khanasser town. This comes just two days after ISIS fighters took over the strategic Khanasser-Ithrayya road, cutting off a main supply line for the Syrian regime’s troops between Hama and Aleppo. “The Khnasser Ithrayya route was a main supply line for the regime’s troops fighting in Aleppo. The army relied on this line to receive military reinforcements from Hama to support its forces inside Aleppo,” media activist Abdulrahman Taha told ARA News. After taking over the road and main towns in its surroundings, ISIS fighters had imposed a siege on the regime’s troops in the Air Defense base. The siege led to sporadic clashes and eventually resulted in the withdrawal of the pro-Assad forces from the base on Thursday evening. “At least 15 Syrian army soldiers were killed in the clashes, beside the destruction of two tanks at the hands of ISIS fighters,” local media activist Muhannad al-Jassim told ARA News, adding that ISIS militants have seized a large deal of ammunition and heavy weapons after taking over the Air Defense base in southern Aleppo. In the meantime, the Syrian army confirmed the evacuation of the military base, calling it a “tactical withdrawal”.
[ALMANAR.LB] Al-Manar correspondent reported that the Syrian army regained Moghirat town in north of Khanasser and a number of adjacent hills. The Syrian army on Thursday took control of the strategic town of Khanasser in Aleppo southeastern countryside, field sources told al-Manar. The sources said that the control of Khanasser comes following heavy festivities between the Syrian armed forces and Takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... bully boyz of ISIL (so-called Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... in Iraq and Levant) and Nusra Front (Qaeda branch in the Levant).Khanasser in Aleppo countryside The Syrian army inflicted heavy losses upon the terrorists, the sources said, noting that many of them were killed an injured. The Syrian army and allies also controlled Shlala village in Aleppo eastern countryside. Earlier on Wednesday, the Syrian army seized Rasm al-Nafel town, near Khanasser. Khanasser is considered a bastion for ISIL Takfiris, because the town is the supply line that links Aleppo to its southern countryside. Posted by: badanov 2016-02-26 |
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