1) Fierce clashes broke out between al-Nusra Front and ISIL in Deir ez-Zor, with ISIL capturing the town of al-Sour. Several opposition field leaders were also killed in clashes. 2) The opposition advanced in Aleppo, capturing strategic regions near Aleppo and targeting Syrian army positions. Clashes renewed between the Syrian army and opposition in neighborhoods of Homs, with both sides claiming gains. 3) Sources reported that al-Nusra leader Abu Mohammed Joulani had moved to Turkish territory, while the opposition received American-made anti-tank missiles for the first time.

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Joulani
to Turkey
Clashes to renew in Homs
ISIL defeates al-Nusra in Deir ez-Zor
Opposition advances
in AleppoPAGE 2
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Jarba: no sanctities
targeted by FSA
in Lattakia
LAU missiles
for opposition
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Fierce clashes have broken
out between al-Nusra Front
and ISIL in a number of
Deir ez-Zor countryside’s
areas, opposition sources
reported. ISIL-linked group
led by Omar Chechani was
able to capture al-Sour, in
coincidence with ISIL’s ex-
plosion to the bridge near
ISIL defeates al-Nusra in Deir ez-Zor
opposition field leaders killedOpposition advances
in Aleppo
Clashes to renew in Homs
Prince of Zayd bin Haretha
battalion, Abu Musab, was
killed in Chalma, and Ansar
al-Sham battalion’s leader
Abu Omar Lazkani also killed
in Kasab surrounding. Prince
of al-Nusra Front in Idleb
Mohammad al-Fateh Raho-
mun Ansari was also killed.
FSA said it captured the stra-
tegic al-Jazeera region in
western Aleppo countryside
near Artillery Battalion in al-
Zahraa area, controlling new
areas in Bustan Basha neigh-
borhood within of “victory of
Kasab from Aleppo” battle.
Ahl al-Sham operation room
said that opposition armed
fighters captured 3 posts in
Sheikh Najjar region, and
targeted positions for Syrian
Army in Sheikh Yousef Hill,
in coincidence with fierce
clashes between Syrian Army
and FSA in al-Mansoura.
Battles between Syrian
Army and FSA have bro-
ken out again in many Old
Homs neighborhoods, re-
markably in Jorat al-Shayah
Front, while official mili-
tary source said that Syrian
army captured 10 buildings
in Old Hamidiah neighbor-
hood. Opposition admitted
the difficulty of the battle
with combatants number’s
decline and the weakness
of their military power, as
well as the fierce firepower
that besieged areas in Homs
exposed to. The estimated
number of insurgents fight-
ing in Old Homs is more than
1000 militants, including
foreigners. Media outlets re-
ported that Syrian army has
captured Asal al-Ward and
Hosh Arab in Qalamoun.
Hareijia, moreover ISIL
had besieged Eastern Ghai-
ba town to attack it, while
al-Nusra launched an attack
in an attempt to restore al-
Sour. Number of “ ISIL –
Islamic Front” leaders were
killed, including, Osama
Mohammed Al-Ramadan
Mezel.

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Safi: regime’s
relationship with
terrorism “unceasing”
LAU missiles for opposition
Joulani to Turkey
Jarba: no sanctities targeted by FSA in Lattakia
spokesman of opposition
coalition Louay Safi con-
sidered that régime’s rela-
tionship with terrorism is
not limited to the efforts of
drawing extremism to the
region, but exceeding it to
generating terrorism, add-
ing that the regime has lured
foreign fighters to join ex-
tremists. In response to Ed-
gar Vasquez, US State Dept
spokesman who asserted
that his country’s focus “will
remain to find a lasting po-
litical solution with any
price”, Safi commented, “
conditions necessary to car-
ry out a political initiative is
totally absent today, taking
about political settlement is
illusory, the uprising must be
supported to change power’s
balance , especially with a
regime that believes only in
power”.
Head of opposition coalition
Ahmad Jarba said in a letter
addressed to U.S Secretary of
State John Kerry that he re-
fused accusations about FSA
targeting Christians, or des-
ecrating sacred places in Lat-
takia province. Jarba said that
Source in Syrian armed oppo-
sition declared that the Syrian
armed groups received for the
first time 20 American-made,
anti-tank missilesK adding
that his new weaponry has
been used in many areas of
Idleb, Aleppo and Lattakia, s
France Press said.
ISIL’s sources asserted that
“large clan deals will be
proclaimed soon,” while Ji-
hadi sources anticipated that
al-Nusra leader, Abu Mo-
hammed Joulani has finally
moved to Turkish territory,
seeking for a safe place, while
al-Qaeda- linked source af-
firmed that the organization
has confirmed information
about Joulani’s departure,
intensified shelling campaign
with bomb-barrels targeted
Aleppo in the past few weeks,
where dozens of civilians have
been killed and deformed as
well as entire neighborhoods
have been destroyed causing a
new mass exodus for refugees.
ruling out that he may head
to Aleppo countryside since
al-Nusra has no significant
influence there.