Syria Regime Forces, Hizbullah Capture Key Southern Rebel Town
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Syrian pro-government forces captured a strategic southern rebel town close to the Jordanian border after weeks of fighting, a monitor said on Tuesday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said regime troops and allied fighters, including Hizbullah members and Iranian officers, "seized control of Sheikh Miskeen" with the help of Russian and Syrian government air strikes.
The town, in Daraa province, lies on a vital crossroads between Damascus to the north and the government-controlled city of Sweida to the east.
It is 12 kilometers (seven miles) from the rebel stronghold of Nawa, another key target for regime forces.
A security source had told Agence France Presse the Sheikh Miskeen was a "launching pad" for rebel operations, and one of the opposition's "centers of gravity for the whole of Daraa province".
He said seizing control of the town would sever a rebel supply route to areas under opposition control around Damascus.
Last month, government troops captured the Brigade 82 base outside the town, and they have since been pushing to capture Sheikh Miskeen.
Most of Daraa province is controlled by opposition forces, though the government holds parts of the provincial capital and a few villages in the northwest.
26 January 2016, 10:16
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so the sectarian militia is now fighting in Daraa protecting shia villages and religious sites!
26 January 2016, 10:50
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You guys are rooting for takfiris. Don't you realize it's a lost cause? The World knows that the salafi uprising in Syria wasen't a battle for democracy after all.
26 January 2016, 21:41
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A true Lebanese realizes that ISIS/KSA/ASSAD/HA/IRAN are all anti-Democracy. Mystic thinks HA, Iran and Assad are stellar of Democracy. That is the difference between an enlightened Lebanese and a HA follower.
26 January 2016, 10:42
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Syria is getting purged one inch and one town at the time.
A salafi free Syria will be beautiful as it was before.
26 January 2016, 10:52
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Well it's either Assad or ISIS, I choose Assad, whilst you people take ISIS and Nusra.
26 January 2016, 14:32
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good... assad won't stay long in power then we'll get rid of your stupidity too.....
26 January 2016, 14:43
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That's what you salafis said 5 years ago. Assad isn't going anywhere, he is still sitting comfortably on his seat.
26 January 2016, 21:45
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HA, Iran and Assad made sure from day one to reduce the revolution to a choice between ISIS or him. You released ISIS -like folks from jails and you guys fought those that could have made a better alternative for Syria. But your Sectarianism have no bounds. True Lebanese will choose neither ISIS not Assad, they will wish true Democracy upon Syria.
26 January 2016, 11:09
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Unfortunately Bumble the world dosnt work like ur simple mind you can't take a time out and sit in corner like I'm sure ur use to doing. Today in Syria there are two camps ur either in ur ISIS/Nusra/Israeli/Saudi camp,...(which ur so accustomed to taking) or the Bashar/Iran/Hezb/Russian camp (which u despise and consistently breaks ur heart because they always win) side. Try and choose wisely this time :)
"M14, a special kind of stupid"
26 January 2016, 12:24
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Please explain us what is Ebola doing sooo far from our borders..?
Maybe they can go chase isis in Iraq as well?
What a farce... Ebola... always making up stories to justify their divine interventions, and the cattle follows...and the cattle applauds...
Yes, there are 2 camps, and between those two camps, there is a population, a silent majority who despises isis, who despises Bashar, and who despises you Ebolas.
But you people do not care, do not see, do not hear.
You only follow an agenda,motivated by hatred, power, religious fanaticism, and sect domination.
26 January 2016, 13:50
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Tell that to your revolutionaries in ISIS and Nusra/Al Qaeda.
26 January 2016, 15:37
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You do not hear, you do not see, you do not care, you do not understand... they despise isis and you equally! You're no better!
26 January 2016, 16:01
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Most Syrians would rather go back to the way it was before your forsaken revolution.
26 January 2016, 12:50
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Syria is no less enemy than Israel...
Syria, like Israel has destroyed Lebanon.
Syria like Israel has occupied Lebanon (even longer)
Syria unlike Israel considers Lebanon as a syrian province.
Syria unlike Israel has killed, kidnapped and imprisoned more than 70 000 Lebanese (most of them Christians).
Syria like Israel has destroyed our economy.
Syria like Israel are against the "Living Together".
Syria like Israel has thousands of agents and traitors inside Lebanon.
