Al-Qaeda affiliates and rebels recapture a strategic town, northern Syria

Al-Qaeda linked-groups with FSA rebels recaptured 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 controlled Khanasir, a town that sits on the government supply route connecting the Northern Province to the central city of Hama, two days ago the jihadist rebels cut off Assad forces' only supply route out of the city of Aleppo near in step to recapture the town.

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.