Rebels make gains in northern Aleppo

(Reporting by Aabed Mellhem; Translation by Yusra Ahmed)

Clashes have broken up between fighters of FSA and other Islamic battalions from one side, against ISIS from the other, in Tal Sha’eer and Tal Jijan villages in Aleppo's countryside.

The clashes started after many battalions of the FSA, Nusra front, Mojahideen Army and Ahrar al-Sham Movement that is part of the Islamic front, started a battle with ISIS to regain control of al-Ra’ee town, as a part of “the North Earthquake” that started 2 months ago to control the East and North countryside of Aleppo.

Thus, the mentioned battalions managed to control Alziyadieh town of Akhtrin city in the North countryside. The fighting resulted in killing 24 members from ISIS and 13 fighters from the FSA and 5 wounded.

Moreover, 12 members from ISIS were killed during a quantum operation “al-Akrad front” performed against a building for ISIS in Alato village in Jarablus City.

The fighting battalions against ISIS has announced Jarablus, Minbij, Albab and al-Ra’ee in the East countryside as a military areas and warned civilians from going close to ISIS’s building in those areas.

Many battalions and brigades have earlier formed what called “Operation room of Liberated Syria” that included all battalions and brigades in Minbij, Amjad Alsham brigade, Liwa Altawhid, Alakrad front Brigade, Soltan Mohamed al-Fateh brigade, Ahfad Almorsalin Brigade, Islamic Albaz Battalions, and Ahrar Alziyadieh Battalions, aiming to regain control on Aleppo’s North and East countryside from ISIS in Battle named “North Earthquake”