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Islamist field commander killed in an explosion in Idlib province
2016-12-19
[ALMASDARNEWS] A field commander in "Ahrar Al Sham" islamist group known as Abu Uday was assassinated on Saturday night in an kaboom near the town of Ma'arrat al-Nu'uman in Idlib province.

According to a military source, Syrian military intelligence agents planted an IED (improvised bomb) under Uday's car and detonated it when he was inside.

This is not the first time when Syrian Army carries out such operations eliminating jihadist commanders in Idlib in a bid to weaken the islamist groups ahead of the upcoming Idlib offensive.

Meanwhile,
...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth ordered the space pirate fleet to attack Zemblonia...
several reports coming from Idlib province indicate growing support for the so-called "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 Syria" (ISIS) among local population. A video from Sarmin town in Idlib countryside shows a demonstration in support of ISIS with the participants chanting "We want Islamic State"

Recently, there were several other reports about similar demonstrations in other locations in Idlib province. Also, some sources claimed that about a 100 turbans from various jihadist opposition groups defected to join ISIS ranks.
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