[ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian Army finally managed to recapture the strategic Tall Jomou’ hilltop along with Jalin town, located in the west countryside of Daraa province.The recent advance was achieved after days of non-stop artillery and rocket shelling, as well as effective airstrikes conducted by Syrian and Russian air force.
A military source confirmed that ISIS sustained heavy losses and could no more withstand the intensity of incessant bombing and aerial bombardment.
On June, 2014, several FSA-linked rebel groups launched a massive attack on the hilltop after previously taking over al-Harra hilltop.
More Daraa rebels join Syrian Army following reconciliation
[ALMASDARNEWS] Former rebel fighters of Nawa town in northwest Daraa are increasingly joining the Syrian Army ranks after accepting a reconciliation deal and having their status settled.
According to the terms of agreement, rebels shall hand over all their heavy and medium weapons, and join the fight against 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
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
in the western flank of the province.
Indeed, scores of former anti-government snuffies are already fighting the terror group ’hand in hand’ with the Syrian Army.
The weapons handed over by rebels include technical vehicles, ATGMs, mortar launchers and various kinds of ammunition.