(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State fighters have recaptured the central town of Mahin east of Homs city for the second time in 20 days, activists said Thursday.
Three weeks ago, Syrian regime forces took Mahin, 45 miles (60km) east Homs. A such victory that not last more than few week to turn into a new setback for regime allies led by Russia for being unable to defeat ISIS despite motre that 3000 air strikes in 10 weeks.
The ultra-hardline group seeks to control Syrian regime's biggest ammunition depots in the war-torn country amid fears of invading the next-door Christian town of Sadad, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) southeast of Mahin.
Taking the strategic town of Mahin came four months since ISIS captured Qaryatain, the town that lies in the middle of a triangle formed by the cities of Homs, Palmyra and Damascus. Syria's war started with a pro-democracy movement that grew into an armed uprising and has inflamed regional confrontations. About 300,000 people have died in the conflict, according to United Nations estimates.
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