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Jihadist rebels refuse to surrender Ma’arat Al-Nu’man to Syrian Army after peace talks
[ALMASDARNEWS] The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else ...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...(HTS) have refused to surrender the strategic city of Ma’arat al-Nu’man after peace talks facilitated by ...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire... and Russia. According to reports from the Idlib countryside, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham refused the terms of surrender offered by the Syrian Army; instead, they vowed to hold the city, despite their several setbacks recently. "The forces of Evil of Hay’at Tahrir al-sham, which is a front for the the terrorist group Jabhat al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... ‐ have foiled all Syrian and Russian efforts to conciliate in Ma’arat al-Nu’man," a field source told Sputnik Arabic. The source pointed out that the HTS forces of Evil have arrested a large number of civilians who had contacted the local reconciliation committees and the Russian reconciliation center to spare the region a military action. They would add that the Syrian Army is just a few kilometers away from Ma’arat al-Nu’man’s southern gates. "Consequently, the army has no choice but to pursue the military operation being waged in the southern part of the governorate and storm the city after the great progress achieved during the few days." On Monday, the Syrian Arab Army captured several areas from the jihadist rebels, including the strategic town of Jarjanaz, which is located southeast of Ma’arat al-Nu’man. Related: Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham: 2019-12-23 Al Nusra defenses collapse as Syrian Army troops capture several SE Idlib towns, general drops in, jacket wallah gets 19 troops Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham: 2019-12-02 Syrian Army retakes all lost areas after launching big counter-offensive in SE Idlib on Sunday, 69 dead Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham: 2019-09-28 Syria says Pompeo’s chemical weapons allegation is a ‘big lie’ Related: Idlib: 2019-12-23 Has Turkey abandoned Syrians in Idlib? Idlib: 2019-12-23 Airstrikes Saturday on rebel-held town in northwestern Syria kill 8 Idlib: 2019-12-23 Al Nusra defenses collapse as Syrian Army troops capture several SE Idlib towns, general drops in, jacket wallah gets 19 troops Related: Jabhat al-Nusra: 2019-10-27 ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Killed or Captured in Raid, According to Report Jabhat al-Nusra: 2019-10-18 Al-Nusra terrorists launch 22 attacks on safe areas in different provinces Jabhat al-Nusra: 2019-09-16 Hamza bin Laden killed in U.S. raid in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region: White House Posted by: Fred 2019-12-25 |
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