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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
ISIS recaptures key town in northern Aleppo
2016-08-20
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) recaptured the key northern Aleppo town of Al-Rai on Friday morning after losing it just 24 hours prior to the Salafist tough guys.

ISIS was able to recapture the rural town of Al-Rai after launching a rapid counter-offensive on Friday, leaving the Salafist tough guys of Jaish Al-Tahrir and Jabhat Al-Shamiyah very little time to fortify the area.

In addition to recapturing Al-Rai, the terrorist group was also able to reclaim the Al-Rai Grain Silos and nearby hilltops that were seized by the Salafist tough guys on Thursday.

Syrian Army, Hezbollah launch new attack at key military site in southern Aleppo

[ALMASDARNEWS] Aleppo, Syria (10:15 A.M.) ‐ Minutes ago, the Syrian Armed Forces, backed by Hezbollah, launched a new assault at the strategic Artillery Academy in southern Aleppo after sending a large number of reinforcements to this front yesterday.

Led by the Syrian Arab Army’s Republican Guard and Hezbollah, the pro-government forces stormed the eastern perimeter of the Artillery Academy, where they were confronted by a large contingent of Jaish Al-Fateh (Army of Conquest) holy warriors.

No gains have been reported at the Artillery Academy thus far; however, the Syrian Armed Forces and Hezbollah are still in the first phase of their assault on this imperative military installation.

Meanwhile,
...back at the hanging, Butch continued with his last words, trying not to repeat himself too often......
south of Aleppo City, the Syrian Armed Forces, alongside the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Harakat Al-Nujaba (Iraqi paramilitary), launched a new assault on the village of Al-Qarassi.

Al-Qarassi is considered the gateway to the strategic town of Khan Touman; and if captured by the Syrian Armed Forces, it will give them fire control over the Aleppo-Damascus Highway (M-5 Highway).
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