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Hezbollah, Syrian Special Forces arrive in southeast Aleppo to lead military operations
2017-01-22
[ALMASDARNEWS] A large gorup comprised of Hezbollah and Syrian special forces arrived in the Khanasser Plain on Saturday to lead the military operations against 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....
(ISIS) turbans near the al-Raqqa Governorate border.

The Syrian special forces were comprised of several units from the army's Elite Republican Guard that were originally deployed to Aleppo city to participate in the bustling provincial capital's offensive.

Once Jaish al-Fateh
...Army of Conquest coalition includes Ahrar al-Sham, Jabhat al-Nusra, Fath al-Sham, Ihyaa al-Jihad Brigade, Mujhedi Nawa, Asoud al-Tahid Brigade, Ansar al-Haqa Brigade and the Islamic brigade of al-Omarein, of which three are affialiated with al-Qaeda. It is or has been supported by Saudi Arabia and Turkey...
(Army of Conquest) and their allies surrendered the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, the Elite Republican Guard units were free to be redeoployed to another front in northern Syria.

AL-Masdar cannot confirm where the Hezbollah forces came from; however, they most likely redeployed from the southern countryside of Aleppo, where they were preparing a large-scale offensive against Jaish al-Fateh near Khan Touman.

The purpose of this Khanasser Plain offensive is to reach the nearby Maskanah Plain, which is the gateway to the al-Raqqa Governorate's western countryside.
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