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| Syria Cannibals Advance toward Turkey Border Post |
| 2013-10-03 |
| [An Nahar] Hundreds of jihadist fighters from the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have advanced in northern Syria towards a border post with Turkey, an NGO said Wednesday. "Hundreds of ISIL fighters advanced overnight towards Bab al-Salameh, which is closed from the Turkish side," said Rami Abdul Rahman, who heads the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The advance comes after fighting between the group and the Northern Storm rebel brigade, which is part of the Western-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA). ISIL has seized the town of Azaz, which lies several kilometers (miles) from the border, as well as at least two villages nearby. Unable to repel the jihadist group, Northern Storm forces pulled back as ISIL fighters moved into the area, Abdul Rahman said. ISIL fighters entered Azaz on September 18, sparking deadly fighting with FSA forces and prompting Turkey to close its side of the Bab al-Salameh border. Another brigade brokered a truce between the two sides that saw the Northern Storm withdraw from the town. Clashes between ISIL and non-jihadist rebel fighters have broken out with increasing regularity, particularly in rebel-held areas of northern Syria. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Erdogan has been selling the new ottoman empire snake oil. Meanwhile, turks aren't arabs, so he's selling very weak snake oil in the salafist scheme of things... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2013-10-03 14:02 |
| #4 Hammer and anvil by the Mohammedans |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-10-03 12:52 |
| #3 Ima thinkin NVGs body armor and small arms myself. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-10-03 09:01 |
| #2 Driving "uparmored" HUMV's and MRAP's were they ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-10-03 02:43 |
| #1 They've heard that Turks taste delightful? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-10-03 01:04 |