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senior FSA commanders resignOpposition strikes in Jabbourin

Jarba meets U.S Ambassador, field

commanders

Wrong ‘sectarian policies’ behind

Iraqi crisis, al-Safi

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Tribal force to defend Syrian-Iraqi borders

Opposition pulled out from

Kassab

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Opposition pulled out from Kassab

The UK-based Syrian Obser-vatory for Human rights said that al-Nusra Front fighters and other opposition battal-ions withdrew from Kasab in Lattakia northern country-side towards Kurds Moun-tain.The retreat came after SAA advancement and hav-ing full control on the border town of al-Nabaain and Syr-iatel Tower; thus isolating al-Samra village.The army controlled on Kasab and

(714 and 803) hills south-east (Observatory 45) in the northern countryside after it has controlled on the stra-tegic hill (724), an official military source confirmed. Recapturing (714 and 803) hills is of great importance since it blocks supply roads to Nabaa al-Mourr which overlooks Kasab directly, the source added.The source added that the Syrian army has taken a decision to move

on the Chalma top despite the big firepower possessed by the militants, which en-ables them to fire hundreds of shells daily at Chalma top at the north-western coun-tryside and the surrounding areas.On The other hand, Syrian firefighters are taking positions near the clashes areas to extinguish any po-tential blast caused by the shells fired on the army-held forest trees.

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Opposition strikes in Jabbourin

Senior FSA commanders resign Tribal force to defend Syrian-Iraqi borders

Operation room of (Nasrat al-Moustadaafin): “Support the Oppressed”, which in-cludes the Islamic Front, al-Nusra Front and Brigade 313, said it has damaged tank T72 at the outskirts of the pro-Syrian govern-ment city of “Jabbourin” in the northern countryside of Homs. Meanwhile, vio-lent clashes raged between the Syrian army and FSA at

Scores of FSA senior com-manders have resigned due to what they described as “lack of military assistance provided for the armed groups by the donor coun-tries”.Mouhammad Ab-boud, one of the nine com-

Em Sharshouh town. Army warplanes were seen bom-barding the town.According to official media sources, the Syrian Army has re-

manders who signed the resignation statement, said that Western countries are arming specific battalions with TOW anti-tank U.S made missiles, without re-ferring to the Supreme Mili-tary Council.

A new military Force of 3000 tribesmen was re-cently formed from vari-ous Syrian Tribes spread-ing near Syrian-Iraqi borders. The newly-born force has seen light on the heels of ISIL shocking control of the Iraqi city of

al-Mosul.

captured Em Sharshouh and the surrounding farms in Homs countryside after days of fierce clashes with the armed opposition.

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Jarba meets U.S Ambassador, field commanders

Wrong ‘sectarian policies’ behind Iraqi crisis, al-Safi

National Change Party reveals new structure

Syrian-Iraqi borders ISIL-controlled, Kurds leader

Head of the opposition Coali-tion, Ahmad Jarba, met U.S Ambassador to the Security Council, Samantha Power aint Gaziantep. The two discussed means to support Syrian refugees at neighbor-ing countries and their re-turn to the Syrian territories, as well as the Coalition, the Supreme Military Council and the Chief of Staff; po-litically and militarily. The recent developments in Iraq, ISIS counterterrorism were also on the table. .Al-Jarba also met fields commanders and briefed them of the talks

“Recent Iraqi crisis was triggered by incorrect sec-tarian policies adopted by

he made in Washington, Par-is, London and other region-al capitals. For their part the commanders informed him

of the field situations and challenges FSA are facing in fighting ISIL and the regime as well.

al-Malki regime in Iraq and Assad regime in Syria”, Co-alition spokesman Louay al-Safi said. “the beginning of the collapse in Iraq is a part of the repercussions of the status quo in Iraq and Syria, and due to the vio-lations made by the sectar-ian regimes without imme-

diate intervention by the International Community”, he addedHe also said that the regional and interna-tional approach in Syria and Assad’s policies, which ig-nores the rights of the ma-jority and the principles of justice, are fueling the Syr-ian crisis in a similar way.

The general secretariat of the National Change Party said it will be making orga-nizational changes in its of-fices in Central Europe and Russian Federation. Ac-cordingly, Dr. Abdul Nasir Gazal and Dr. Ammar Man-naa were appointed in the two offices respectively.

Head of the Kurdish Dem-ocratic Union, Saleh Mo-sallam pointed out that the Syrian-Iraqi borders are under full control of ISIL fighters except Yaarobia-Tel Kojar crossing point.Mosallam insisted that ISIL attempted to control on the crossing after it has taken

over al-Mosul, but Pesh-merga and YPG thwarted them in al-Salamya, 20 km far of Tal Kojar.