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07Mar16
Jabhat Al-Nusra launches large-scale offensive in southern Aleppo
On Monday, the extremist rebel factions "Jabhat Al-Nusra" (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and "Jund Al-Aqsa" (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) launched a joint offensive in the southern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate, targeting the villages surrounding Tal Al-'Eiss near the Aleppo-Damascus Highway (M-5 Highway).
According to preliminary reports from social media activists in support of the Syrian opposition, Jabhat Al-Nusra and Jund Al-Aqsa have captured the hilltops of Tal SyriaTel and Tal Qinsarin after a fierce battle with the National Defense Forces (NDF), Kataebat Al-Ba'ath (Al-Ba'ath Battalions), and Harakat Al-Nujaba (Iraqi paramilitary).
The aforementioned hilltops are located directly north of Banes, which is another important villages that is located near Tal Al-'Eiss in the Aleppo Governorate's southern countryside.
This recent assault by Jabhat Al-Nusra and Jund Al-Aqsa in southern Aleppo is the first offense that these groups have launched since December 2015.
[Source: By Leith Fadel, Al-Masdar News, Tel Aviv, 07Mar16]
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