- The opposition launched "Alanfaal Battle" along the Syrian coast, taking control of several areas around Kasab and forming a unified operations room. Meanwhile, the Syrian army withdrew from some areas, allowing the opposition to seize more territory.
- In Damascus countryside, the opposition unified military operations in several regions and formed a joint operations room, clashing with the Syrian army. The army also killed several opposition fighters.
- Turkey was accused of covering opposition attacks from inside Turkish territory near Kasab, in violation of counter-terrorism agreements. Clashes between ISIL and YPG forces also continued in Al-Hasakah.
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“Alanfaal Battle”
vows victory
Operation room to
supervise “the Mar-
tyrs’MothersBattle”
Syrian Army with-
draws... Opposition
seizes chance
Opposition unifies military operations in Damascus countryside
FSAsaysSyriancoast
“a Military zone”
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Al-Jaafari accuses Turkey of covering Kasab’s attack
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Opposition invades Syrian coast
Leader of FSA`s middle
western front “Mustafa Aziz
Hashem” said that all pro-
government villages and
areas in the Syrian Arab
Army are “military zones”
The military zone extends
from the front line of the
liberated areas in the coast
to twenty kilometers, after
being transformed into mili-
tary bases and barracks by
Syrian Arab Army.
Leader of FSA`s middle
western formed an opera-
tion room for the western
northern sector in the Syr-
ian coast in order to super-
vise “the Martyrs’ Mothers
Battle”, supervise the mili-
tary operations and develop
military plans as well as se-
cure the logistic and military
defense.The room includes:
the Tenth Brigade in the
coast, Third Brigade, First
Brigade and al-Sham Legion
among many others.Jahat al-Nusra, AnsarAlsham battalions and Syria’s Rebels
Front announced the beginning of “Alanfaal Battle” in the
Syrian coast ,forming a unified operation room led to the take
full control of Kasab crossing border, Alsakhra police sta-
tion ,main police station of Kasab and the strategic station
near Alakraa mountain.The opposition fighters dominated
Alsamraa village in Latakia
countryside, attacking the
tower “45”.Solas watchtower
has also been targeted with
mortars under “the Martyrs’
Mothers Battle” aiming to
take over al-Turkman moun-
tain in Karbat Solas.The bat-
tles coincided with Turkish helicopter’s attempt to target the
troops of Syrian Arab Army near Kasab in order to cover the
withdrawal of opposition fighters, as large supplies sent from
Jabhat al-Nusra have arrived to the area.On the other hand,
Syrian Army thwarted many attempts to sneak from the Turk-
ish territories and attacked many crossing borders in Latakia
northern countryside. A military source announced that Syrian
Army regained Alsamra town ,explaining that the battles are
continued with the opposition fighters.Al-Nusra commander
“Abed Almohseen Alshareh” and the general relations official
“Abu Omar Alturkmani” have been killed during the battles.
FSA says Syrian coast “a Military zone” Operation room to su-
pervise “the Martyrs’
Mothers Battle”
“Alanfaal Battle” vows victory
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Opposition unifies military operations in Damascus countryside
Oppositions advances in Daraa Clashes in Al-Hasakah
Opposition sources an-
nounced unifying the military
operations in Ared Aldohrah,
Afraa, Halboun and Alfakouk
in Wadi Barada region in Da-
mascus countryside through
forming a unified operation
room in Ard Aldohra area.
Opposition gunmen clashed
with Syrian Arab Army, while
Opposition sources says that
Syrian Arab Army has mobi-
lized forces in Rass Albaseet
area in Latakia countryside.
Two thousands soldiers have
joined the front coming from
Tartus and some checkpoints
of Hama and Idlib.Opposi-
tion gunmen called to ex-
ploit the current chance to
attack and seize the areas of
Hama and Alzawia mountain
which have been evacuated
by Syrian army.
Syrian Army withdraws... Opposition seizes chance
the Syrian warplanes bombed
many locations in Qudsaya
city, claiming the lives of
FSA controlled Gazar re-
gion in Daraa after fierce
battles with the Syrian
eleven civilians.The Syrian
Arab Army killed in ambush
many gunmen affiliated to
Jabhat al-Nusra in factories’
area in the Industrial City of
Adraa Damascus country-
side, and seized weapons and
medical supplies prepared to
be sent to the gunmen of the
eastern Ghouta.
Arab army. Yarmouk fac-
tion ,Falojat Horan brigade,
al-Omari brigade and Free-
dom’s Martyrs participated
in the battles. The Syrian
warplanes bombed many ar-
eas of Horan countryside in-
cluding al-Hirak town and
Alsad Road district, while
news talked about the ar-
rival of military reinforce-
ments to the international
road between Damascus
and Daraa.
Fierce clashes reupted between
“ISIL” fighters and units
of People`s Protection Units
“YPG”, after “ISIL” fighters
attempted to progress in Sa-
reen town near Ein al-Arab in
al-Hasakah province. “YPG”
has also attacked hideouts of
“ISIL” near Rass Al-Ein.
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Aids and clashes in Yarmouk
Al-Jaafari accuses Turkey of covering Kasab’s attack
In Yarmouk camp, confrontations took place between the Islamic battalions and Jabhat
al-Nusra on one hand and Syrian Arab Army and the Palestinian popular front on the
other hand during an attempt to enter aids into the camp.
Syria’s Permanent Represen-
tative to the UN Dr. Bashar
al-Jaafari sent two identical
letters to the UN Secretary-
General and the head of the
Security Council.In the let-
ters, al-Jaafari accused the
Turkish army of covering the
attack of armed groups on the
Syrian side from the cross-
ing border in Kasab region
in Latakia countryside, be-
sides providing military and
logistic facilities.Al-Jaafari
accused Ankara of helping
thousands of extremists, for-
eign mercenaries and fight-
ers to cross to Syria and sup-
plying them with money and
weapons.He pointed out that
the Turkish act is considered
a blatant violation of interna-
tional agreements on counter-
terrorism and a severe breach
of relevant Security Council
resolutions ,demanding the
security council to condemn
this attack against Syria from
Turkish lands and to force the
Turkish authorities to refrain
from providing any sort of
explicit or implicit support
for armed terrorist activities
in Syria.