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Jihadi groups launch counter attack in northern Hama
[ALMASDARNEWS] Fierce festivities are now taking place inside the strategic village of Kawkab in the northern countryside of Hama, only hours after the Syrian Army stormed the village.A jihadi coalition led by Ahrar al-Sham ...a Syria jihadi group made up of Islamists and salafists, not that there's that much difference, formed into a brigade. They make up the main element of the Islamic Front but they don't profess adoration of al-Qaeda and they've been fighting (mainly for survival) against the Islamic State. Their leadership was wiped out at a single blow by a suicide kaboom at a crowded basement meeting in September, 2014... group is launching a ferocious offensive to reverse the recent advances made by government troops and allied forces amid escalated jihadi infighting. A military source told AlMasdar News that only hours after the government forces managed to impose full control of Kawkab, jihadi Jihadi groups lost dozens of Posted by: Fred 2016-10-12 |
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