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| Syrian troops reposition in Idlib suburbs after city falls |
| 2015-03-30 |
| [Iran Press TV] Syrian military forces have regrouped in the suburbs of the northwestern city of Idlib a day after the city fell into the hands of al-Qaeda-linked terrorists. "Forces are repositioning on the outskirts of Idlib in order to face the terrorist battalions... and be in the best position to repel their attack," a security source in the Syrian capital city of Damascus told AFP on Sunday. The troops carried out a "successful operation regrouping south of the city," Syria's al-Watan newspaper reported. "Army reinforcements were sent to start a military operation to regain control of the areas that were vacated after the evacuation of the local population to safe areas," the daily quoted a source on the ground as saying. On Saturday, a coalition of terrorist groups, which calls itself the Army of Conquest and includes the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra ...the current nom de guerre of al-Qaeda in the Levant, which isn't to be confused with al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Levant... Front and holy warrior group Ahrar al-Sham ...a Syria jihadi group made up of Islamists and salafists, not that there's that much difference, formed into a brigade. They make up the main element of the Islamic Front but they don't profess adoration of al-Qaeda and they've been fighting (mainly for survival) against the Islamic State. Their leadership was wiped out at a single blow by a suicide kaboom at a crowded basement meeting in September, 2014... as well as other smaller groups, seized control of the city following days of heavy festivities with government forces. Earlier this month, Damascus said thousands of ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... to attack Idlib. At least 170 people have been killed on both sides since Tuesday. Idlib has been the epicenter of deadly fighting between government troops and turbans for months. It is located near the strategically significant main highway that links Damascus to the key northern city of Aleppo. |
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