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ISIS threatens Damascus
[ARA News] Damascus – The Islamic State (ISIS) militant group threatened on Sunday that its fighters will soon invade the Syrian capital Damascus.“Fighters of the Caliphate are preparing to enter the heart of al-Sham [Damascus],” the group said in a statement. ISIS vowed to hit both the Syrian regime and the armed opposition in the Syrian capital. The radical group has been in control of main areas in the southern suburb of Damascus for more than a year. Al-Hajar al-Aswad neighbourhood is considered a main base for ISIS militants in southern Damascus. The group has also captured the nearby districts of Yarmouk and Tadamun after clashes with Syrian rebel factions and the al-Qaeda-splinter group of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham [previously known as Nusra Front]. ISIS accused the rebel groups in Damascus of working on behalf of the Assad regime. “The time has come for the Caliphate fighters to take al-Sham [Damascus] from the infidels and their mercenaries,” the radical group said, vowing to apply the Sharia rule in the Syrian capital. Syrian journalist and researcher on Islamic studies, Mustafa Abde, told ARA News that the group will most likely try to open new fighting fronts in southern Syria to ease the pressure on its ranks in the north. “This announcement comes after the group started to lose ground in Iraq amid deteriorating morale among its militants. ISIS is seeking for new so-called victories to regain its reputation as a strong organisation,” Abde argued. Posted by: badanov 2016-10-24 |
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