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Syrian Army attacks jihadist HQ in northwestern Aleppo
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a powerful assault against the jihadist rebels in the northwestern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this evening.Led by their 4th Division, the Syrian Arab Army pounded the headquarters of the jihadist rebels inside the Dahrat Abd Rubbah area this evening. The Syrian Arab Army reportedly fired several artillery shells and surface-to-surface missiles towards the jihadist headquarters in an attempt to destroy the building and force the Lions of Islam to abandon their posts. This latest attack by the Syrian Arab Army comes just a week after they attempted to advance at the strategic Scientific Research Center in the western sector of Aleppo city. The Syrian Arab Army has recently stepped up their attacks in the Aleppo Governorate after the jihadist rebels expelled their former ...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... Since this inter-rebel battle, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham  has taken control of most of Aleppo, leaving only the northern lands under the control of the Posted by: Fred 2019-04-10 |
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