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| Islam Army fighters wipe off ISIS from 3 Damascus neighborhoods |
| 2015-04-19 |
| [EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] Pro-Islam Army activists said Friday the the key rebel group in Eastern Ghouta has 'cleansed' three neighborhoods of Damascus from Islamic State loyalists after a major attack . On Thursday, Islam Amry launched an attack on Islamic State bases in Barzeh, Tishreen and Qaboun neighborhoods northern Damascus, killing most ISIS fighters and holding others captive, activists' Twitter news feeds said. Islam Army says the battle against the hardline Islamic State group aims to eliminate any presence for it in Damascus suburbs and its countryside. Activists have circulated an image purportedly for Monther al-Karmi, the commander of al-Salaf al-Saleh, an ISIS-affiliated group in Qaboun and Tishreen neighborhood. Islam Armym in statement issued Saturday said a group of Free Syrian Army (FSA) is participating in fight against ISIS. Abu Abbas, rebel commander in First Brigade, told Zaman al-Wasl that 500 fighters had stormed ISIS bases early Thursday after one day time limit. Days ago, Footage showed training camps for ISIS fighters in Qaboun and Barzeh, what set the alarm bells of Islam Army's commander, Zahran Alloush, who visited the embattled neighborhood and met with FSA fighters to prepare for major attack to expel ISIS. Meanwhile, ISIS still control the vast Yarmouk refugee camp south Damascus since a week. |
| Posted by:Fred |