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Massive build-up of jihadist rebels in northern Latakia
[ALMASDARNEWS] The jihadist rebels of Harakat 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... have been steadily building up their forces in the northern Latakia countryside for an upcoming offensive that will target the key village of Kinsibba in the Kurdish Mountains. The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reportedly learned of Harakat Ahrar al-Sham’s plans late this month after Russian spy drones captured footage of the jihadist rebels moving into the Latakia countryside from ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... ’s Hatay Province. According to a military source stationed in northern Latakia, the jihadist rebels were expected to attack the Syrian Arab Army’s defenses around Kinsibba three days ago; however, the assault was called off for unknown reasons. With the conclusion of Operation Euphrates Shield in northern Aleppo, the jihadist rebels now have a lot of reserves to transfer to this imperative mountainous front in order to recover the ground they lost to the Syrian Arab Army last year. Posted by: Fred 2017-03-31 |
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