Islam Army declared new battle against Syrian regime army in Quneitra
province southwest the capital, a move looking for controlling strategic
posts near the borderline with Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights.
The dominant rebel group, in statement dated on Saturday, said the the battle "is a victory for our besieged people in Zabadani that has been facing a savage offensive by Russians and al-Rawafedh (An idiom used by some Sunnis to dub Shiites and Alawites)."
In the lat two weeks, Islam Army has seized a ground northeast Damascus and pressed slow progress against Bashar al-Assad army and allied Shiite militias.
On Thursday, A UN-monitored ceasefire agreement reached between rebels and regime over two besieged Shiite towns of Foua and Kafraya in Idlib province, and in Zabadani, the border town with Lebanon.
The dominant rebel group, in statement dated on Saturday, said the the battle "is a victory for our besieged people in Zabadani that has been facing a savage offensive by Russians and al-Rawafedh (An idiom used by some Sunnis to dub Shiites and Alawites)."
In the lat two weeks, Islam Army has seized a ground northeast Damascus and pressed slow progress against Bashar al-Assad army and allied Shiite militias.
On Thursday, A UN-monitored ceasefire agreement reached between rebels and regime over two besieged Shiite towns of Foua and Kafraya in Idlib province, and in Zabadani, the border town with Lebanon.
Zaman Al Wasl
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