(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels thwarted an ISIS attack in the western countryside of Daraa city, local activists said on Wednesday.
Jaish Khaled Bin Walid, the ISIS affiliate, is pushing to control of the towns of Jbailiya and al-Bakkar near its stronghold in al-Jaidour region.
Three rebel fighters were killed and 5 civilians wounded in the clashes, activists told Zaman al-Wasl.
Last Thursday, rebels also deterred the ISIS attack on the villages of Hait and Sheikh Sa'ad in Yarmouk Basin after a counterattack on the militant group.
Several skirmishes have been reported in last few months between the small jihadist faction and rebels.
Jaish Khaled Bin Walid was formed in May 2016, and is an alliance of several jihadist groups, the largest of them the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, which was listed by Washington as a terrorist group.
At least 10 members of Jaish Khaled Bin Walid, along with two women believed to be the wives of fighters, were killed last October in Israeli air strikes on the town of Sahm al-Jolan in the west of Daraa, according to AFP.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Jaish Khaled Bin Walid is estimated to have some 1,200 fighters, and controls territory in western Daraa province, along the border with the Occupied Golan Heights.
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