Syria/Iraq update 6/13/2018..Italian Troops Deployed In Eastern Syria

Italian Troops Deployed In Eastern Syria

Syrian Army, allies send huge reinforcements to fight off ISIS in eastern Syria…

As the self-proclaimed Islamic State increased its attacks on the Syrian forces positioned in eastern Syria, more reinforcements continue to pour into the area in order to repel the terror group… ISIS attacks on the past few weeks have inflicted losses upon the government troops deployed in the stretching desert spaning from east Homs to the Iraqi borders… A newly-released video footage shows a military convoy for the Iran-backed Liwa Fatemiyoun heading to the battleground near the bordering city of Albu Kamal… The convoy consists of battle-hardened fighters, armored trucks and tanks… Liwa Fatemiyoun (Fatemiyoun Division) is an Afghan Shia group funded and trained by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in order to fight the Islamic State alongside the Syrian government…

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Jihadists suffer heavy losses in failed assault on besieged Shiite towns in Idlib…

The jihadist rebels launched a big assault last night on the besieged Shiite towns of Al-Fou’aa and Kafraya in the Idlib Governorate… Led by the Uzbek fighters, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham stormed eastern Kafraya from their positions at the Barouma Farms… This jihadist attack directed in a fierce battle with pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) that would last for several hours last night… (The video above is from inside the besieged area last night) According to the National Defense Forces, their troops and Hezbollah managed to fend off the jihadist rebels and force them to retreat back to the Barouma Farms after they failed to infiltrate into Kafraya… The National Defense Forces added that the jihadist rebels suffered heavy losses during the overnight battle..

ISIS Cells Blow Up Headquarter Of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham In Idlib

https://southfront.org/isis-cells-blow-up-headquarter-of-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-in-idlib-video/

On June 13, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) exploded near a headquarter of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) around the al-Kunsurwa building in the western part of the northern city of Idlib, according to the HTS-linked news network Iba’a. Syrian opposition activists revealed that six members of HTS and civilians were killed and nine others were injured in the VBIED attack.

Minutes after the explosion, ISIS cells claimed responsibility of the VBIED attack through their social media accounts and said that the attack was a response to the HTS assault on an ISIS military camp in the village of Kefir Hind on June 5. Back then, HTS fighters killed twenty-three fighters and commanders of ISIS and captured five others.

During the last few months, ISIS cells stepped up their operations in the northern governorate of Idlib and targeted dozens of fighters and commanders of HTS and the Free Syrian Army (FSA). According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), over 130 militants have been killed in similar attacks since the beginning of May.

The new attack confirms that ISIS cells are still strong and capable of carrying out effective attacks in Idlib, despite the recent security operations by HTS and its allies.

video at https://southfront.org/isis-cells-blow-up-headquarter-of-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-in-idlib-video/

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