Islamist Rebels kill 20 Militants of Al Qaeda-linked Group, East Aleppo

More than 20 militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant (ISIL) have been killed in clashes with the Islamic Front in Al Raei, border town with Turkey, east countryside of Aleppo, IF sources told Zaman Alwasl.

Reports say that Islamist rebels seek to take control over the eastern countryside of Aleppo, they make advance in some villages but the battles may need more time, according to activists. 

Days ago, ISIL said it had never rejected Sheikh al-Muhaysni's proposal for reconciliation, so-called the “Umma Initiative” but it had asked questions prior to any agreement.

The Umma Initiative was launched by Saudi preacher Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Moheisini last Thursday. It called for an “immediate ceasefire in all parts of Syria” with agreement from “all groups present in the Syrian arena.”

Nearly 1,400 people have been killed in Syria since clashes between rebel forces and the jihadist (ISIL) erupted this month, AFP reported.

“The number of people killed in fighting between the ISIL and rebel forces since January 3 has risen to 1,395,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Clashes between rebels and jihadists from ISIL erupted early in January after months of rising tensions.

According to AFP, the all-out fight has seen ISIL lose territory in Idlib and Aleppo provinces, but it has consolidated its hold over Raqa city, the only provincial capital to fall from regime control.