Al-Qaeda affiliates with FSA to retake strategic town

Al-Qaeda linked-groups with FSA rebels are very close to retake  a strategic town in northern Syria, field sources told Zaman Alwasl.

 The Islamic State in Iraq and and al-Sham and Jabhat al-Nusrah have cut off Assad forces' only supply route out of the city of Aleppo near Khanasir, a town that sits on the government supply route connecting the Northern Province to the central city of Hama.

ISIS's Jihadist in cooperation with Jabahat al-Nusrah yesterday carried out a 'Martyrdom Operation by explosive belts against Bashar al-Assad forces in  Al-Hammam village,  near Khanser, killing 25 soldiers at least and dozens wounded with big damage to the regime tanks and vehicles.

The vital town has witnessed fierce clashes between rebels and Assad forces to control it before the withdrawal of Free Syrian Army fighters, regarding its important position next to the regime Defence factories and Regime's military bases in al-Sfira.