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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Rebels seize 5 ISIS checkpoints north of Aleppo
2015-08-07
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] Aleppo's moderate rebels backed by U.S.led air strikes have made a progress in the northern countryside against ISIS fighters after fierce fighting, activists said on Thursday.

Zaman al-Wasl news hound said rebels had taken 5 checkpoints from ISIS in Om Housh and Om Qura villages, taking advantage of U.S.-led air strikes that pounded ISIS barracks.

Separately, rebels thwarted an attack launched by Syrian forces and allied militias on Salahuddin neighborhood on Wednesday.

Meanwhile,
...back at the saw mill, Scarface Al had tied Little Nell to the log and was about to turn on the buzz saw...
ISIS has seized control of the desert city of al-Qaryatayn east Homs after a major offensive started by Tuesday, followed by number on suicide bombs rocked Syrian army strongholds at the gates of the city, supporter of the hardline group and activists said Thursday.

By taking al-Qaryatayn (90 km) 60 miles east central city of Homs, the suffering of regime army to be continued since the radical Islamist group has seized most of Syrian desert, including the ancient city of Palmyra.
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