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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
9 Rebel groups form 'Jaysh al-Tawhid' in Northern Homs
2015-05-08
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] 9 Rebel groups active in northern countryside of Homs province have merged in one gang called it Jaysh al-Tawhid, according to video statement.

The newly alliance backed by Nusra Front and 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...
fighters on Tuesday had launched a surprise attack on Syrian army posts near Jbourin and Kafrnan, pro-Bashir al-Assad villages, north of Homs, leaving 20 troops dead, activists said.

Rebels took control of four checkpoints were used as bases for mortar and missile launchers on rebel-held areas.

Meanwhile,
...back at the bunker, his Excellency called a hurried meeting of his closest advisors. It was to be his last. They discussed the officers's efficiency rating system...
the aerial and ground bombardment has targeted towns of al-Ghajer, al-Hola, al-Saen, Talbiseh and al-Ghanto.

14 people have been killed in Talbiseh town on Tuesday by army shelling, medics told Zaman al-Wasl.
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