Al Qaeda's Syria wing, the Nusra Front, with other three rebel groups operating in eastern Qalamoun have formed their own version of Fatah Army as fighting with ISIS enters new stage after Palmyra takeover where the hardline group is pressing hard to seize control of Syria desert and Qalamoun region, activists said on Thursday.
Ahrar al-Sham, Ahmed al-Abdo Gathering and Islam Army refused to join the new alliance while Jaysh Tahrir al-Sham, Rejal al-Malahem, Mujahedi al-Baddiya have joined Nusra.
Army of Fatah, a reference to the conquests that spread Islam across the Middle East from the seventh century, has seized swathes of territory northern Syrian since late of March 2015 including Idlib city, Jisr al-Shughour and Ariha towns.
Two days ago, Nusra Front, in statement posted online, urged rebel groups in Eastern Ghouta suburbs near Damascus to form Ghouta's version of Fatah Army, like what Nusra did in Idlib province and Qalamoun region.
Meanwhile, clashes between ISIS and Islamist groups are still underway to control the strategic region of Qalamoun that will enable the Islamic State to open a supply route for besieged fighters in western Qalamoun on the Lebanese border.
Syria's conflict, now in its fifth year, has killed more than 220,000 people and caused millions to flee.
Ahrar al-Sham, Ahmed al-Abdo Gathering and Islam Army refused to join the new alliance while Jaysh Tahrir al-Sham, Rejal al-Malahem, Mujahedi al-Baddiya have joined Nusra.
Army of Fatah, a reference to the conquests that spread Islam across the Middle East from the seventh century, has seized swathes of territory northern Syrian since late of March 2015 including Idlib city, Jisr al-Shughour and Ariha towns.
Two days ago, Nusra Front, in statement posted online, urged rebel groups in Eastern Ghouta suburbs near Damascus to form Ghouta's version of Fatah Army, like what Nusra did in Idlib province and Qalamoun region.
Meanwhile, clashes between ISIS and Islamist groups are still underway to control the strategic region of Qalamoun that will enable the Islamic State to open a supply route for besieged fighters in western Qalamoun on the Lebanese border.
Syria's conflict, now in its fifth year, has killed more than 220,000 people and caused millions to flee.
Zaman Al Wasl
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