(Zaman Al Wasl)- Eight rebel factions have formed one military command on Wednesday in the Syrian south to confront regime forces and its allied militias who launch a major offensive on provinces of Daraa and Quneitra.
Activists say Rebels have launched battle of Tawhid al-Rayya on Wednesday to foil regime attack after taking a ground.
Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad led by Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Iranian Quds Force, have waged the fiercest offensive on the neighboring Daraa and Quneitra provinces since a week to recapture territory and military bases were controlled by the Southern Front, key rebel group belongs to the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
Most rebels of Daraa, who are fighting to topple Assad, belong to the Southern Front, which includes some 30,000 fighters from more than 55 mainstream opposition groups operating from the Jordanian border to the outskirts of Damascus and the Golan Heights.
The southern rebels have received aid including what they describe as small amounts of military support through an operations room based in Jordan, a staunch U.S. ally determined to keep its Syrian frontier safe from jihadists, according to Reuters.
Reports said that Iranian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters have carried on, and for the first time, full battles against rebels without any participation from the Assad side. Suleiman wants to eliminate FSA from the south, activists said.
The conflicting reports say rebels have thwarted the attack of Assad’s forces and their Shi'ite allies who took a ground in Daraa province last Wednesday.
Media close to the Syrian government and Hezbollah said the operation had been several weeks in the planning.
Syria's conflict, now in its fourth year, has killed more than 220,000 people and caused millions to flee.
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