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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian Army infiltrates ISIS area in Deir Ezzor, detonates explosives behind enemy lines
2016-09-14
[ALMASDARNEWS] According to a military source close to commander-in-chief Issam Zahraddine, elements of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) conducted a special operation on Tuesday which entailed sneaking behind ISIS positions at Jabal Thardah and planting two IED's (improvised bombs) near an 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....
outpost.

The mission was carried out under the cover of darkness - once light broke and ISIS fighters were observed near the IED's, the SAA detonated the bombs, killing at least 20 ISIS murderous Moslems and injuring scores more in the process.

Jabal Thardah is still contested between ISIS and the SAA; the embattled mountain represents the highest point in all of Deir Ezzor, thus giving it significant strategic importance for both sides.

Meanwhile,
...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth had turned a paler shade of blue. Star-A-Star had struck again...
the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) carried out several air raids on the ISIS-held suburbs of Sinaa, Rashdiyah, and Huwyqah. Syrian Arclight airstrikes were also observed on the perimeter of Jabal Thurdah and the Panorama roundabout.
Posted by:Fred

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