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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian Army launches final assault against ISIS in southwest Syria
2018-07-22
[ALMASDARNEWS] Having secured almost the entire province of Daraa, the Syrian forces have shifted focus to the far western flank where the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
controls a swath of land all the way to the Occupied Golan Heights.

The battle against the terror group was launched from two axes and by two elite units.

The Tiger Forces succeeded in recapturing the strategic Tall al-Jomou hilltop located to the southwest of Nawa, after fierce festivities with ISIS Lion of Islams.

The highly-significant hilltop overlooks the ISIS-held towns of Tasil and Adwan to the south.

Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, Butch started the buffalo stampeding......
the heavily-equipped 4th Armored Division engaged in heavy festivities against the krazed killer fighters of Islamic State outside Jaleen town; taking over Tall Ashtara and the nearby areas.

This advance puts the government troops in direct contact with ISIS jihadists holed up in the western part of the town.

The ground advance against the Islamic State was heavily propelled by intense aeria bombardment carried by Russian fighter jets.

Posted by:Fred

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