1) Fierce clashes took place between rebel groups and government forces in multiple areas around Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, and Idlib. 2) The Islamic Front in Aleppo reorganized into four major sections to continue fighting. 3) ISIL burned wheat crops in Raqqa and imposed taxes on farmers, and abducted over 150 Kurdish students to undergo military training. 4) The interim government will appoint a new Minister of Interior from the FSA commanders next month.

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Fierce clashes in Sheikh Najjar
Islamic front in Aleppo to be regrouped
ISIL burns wheat
crops in Raqqa,
imposes taxes
Coalition must fulfill
objectives, Safi
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Interim government
to appoint minister
of interior
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Clashes continue in
Eastern, Western
Ghouta of Damascus

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Clashes continue in Eastern, Western Ghouta of
Damascus
Islamic front in Aleppo to be regrouped
Opposition fires Grad
missiles on Joreen,
Hama
Fierce clashes in Sheikh Najjar
FSA has destroyed an army
tank at the surrounding of
Aleppo Central Prison in an
attempt to regain control on
Helan village which stands
between Aleppo central
prison and al-Brieg hill,
Military operation room of
“Ahl al-Sham” announced.
Meanwhile ficlashes took
place near Sheikh Najjar
industrial city, described
as the fiercest at all for
weeks.In the same context,
FSA attacked locations of
the Syrian Army by tanks,
mortar shells and (Jahan-
nam) cannon that hindered
the advance of the Syrian
army there.
Fierce clashes took place
between the Syrian army
and fighters of “Islam
army” “Qaaqaa Brigade”
“the Islamic Union of al-
Sham Soldiers” in the sur-
roundings of Mleha town
at Jisreen road, Zabdien,
Nashabya, and Zamalka.
Inside Maleha, a field com-
mander said that the siege
around the town has ex-
tended to other towns, so
the fighters should cross
many points to reach the
Eastern Ghouta where the
Syrian army carries out
military operations.Fierce
clashes also took place at
Khan al-Shieh, Darayya,
and Zakyaat the western
Ghota, in conjunction with
other clashes at Qara town
yesterday.
All formations of the Islam-
ic Front in Aleppo have re-
grouped itself into 4 major
sections, namely (Aleppo,
the northern countryside,
the southern countryside,
and the Western country-
side section).
Violent battles erupted in
the surroundings of Mork
city at the northern coun-
tryside of Hama. Mean-
while, “Haqq Front” fired
Grad missiles at Joreen city
resulted in injuries.Other
clashes took place between
the fighters of the Islamic
Front and the Syrian army
in Tel Othman military
base in Hama countryside.
The revolutionary council
in Hama said that the fight-
ers of the Islamic Salvation
Front secured the defec-
tion of three soldiers inside
Hama military airport.

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Coalition must fulfill objectives, Safi
ISIL burns wheat crops in Raqqa, imposes taxes
Interim government to appoint minister
of interior
Idris still loyal to Rev-
olution
ISIL abducts 150
Kurdish students
Opposition Coalition
Spokesman, Loaay Safi,
said that the project of form-
ing a new Syrian opponent
body is still in its first stag-
es. The relation between
the coalition and any other
opponent body will be de-
termined by the factors of
its emergence and capabili-
ties, he added. In order for
coalition to remain the only
representative of the revo-
lution and opposition, it is
ISIL burned thousands of
hectares of wheat in the
ISIL-held regions. Burning
the agricultural crops is a
technique adopted by ISIL
to fight whoever refuses or
delays paying Atawa and
taxes for ISIL, arguing that
the latter protects the city,
Hartha al-Raqqawi, media
activists said. Most farm-
Kinan Mohammed, member
of the Information Office of
the Ministry of Defense of
the Interim Syrian govern-
Sources close to M.G Salim
Idris denied rumors circu-
lated on Facebook claiming
that Idris is appointed head
of Mechanics department at
the University of Emirates.
The source added that Idris
is still loyal to the revolution
and works near the Syrian
borders for the benefit of the
revolution.Idris, along with
many Front commanders,
preferred not to disperse the
General Staff, giving Briga-
dier Abdulelah an opportuni-
ty to success, cutting off any
pretext the West might use to
complain about the opposi-
tion being not unified.
ers at the ISIL-held regions
were forced to pay in order
to save their crops, Raqqa-
wi added.
ment, announced that the
Syrian coalition will issue
a decision early next month
to appoint a new Minister
of the Interior. The Minis-
ter will be selected from the
commanders of the FSA.
The minister of defense is
undertaking the office of In-
terior ministry, along with
his duties since the forma-
tion of Syrian interim gov-
ernment last November.
conditioned by its ability to
fulfill the objectives of the
revolution, as well as by
the success of the interim
government at its mission.
The challenges it face force
the free Syrians to search
for alternatives, Safi said.
ISIL has abducted more than
150 Kurdish students of the
Islamic Sharia School in Ain
al-Arab city, Aleppo coun-
tryside. The hostages were
taken to Menbig to undergo
a military training. The stu-
dents are aged between 15-18
years old, a member of Kurd-
ish Democratic Party said.