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Syrian War Report – May 22, 2017: ISIS Rapidly Losing Ground In Eastern Aleppo

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The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) Tiger Forces and their allied units are rapidly clearing the countryside Maskanah, a strategic town in the province of Aleppo, from ISIS terrorists. So far, government troops have liberated Wadi Muwayih, Jub al-Ali, Tal Hasan, Nafiyah, Atirah, Mazyuna, the Thaletha farm, the railroad station, Samaljieh and the Al-Khazim Gas Station. The advance was supported by multiple airstrikes carried out by Russian and Syrian aircraft on ISIS targets in the Maskanah countryside.

According to pro-government sources, some 19 ISIS members died in the recent clashes. In turn, ISIS argued that 2 armoured vehicles belonging to the SAA were destroyed.

With these advances, the SAA is now in about 10 km from Maskanah with only 3 villages – Sain, Ras al-Ayn and Sakariyah – remaining on the government forces way to the entrance to the ISIS stronghold.

The SAA, Hezbollah, the National Defense Forces, Druze militias, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) and other pro-government factions continued their advance east of Suweida in southern Syria. They liberated the area of Zuluf, the Zuluf dam and Dahra Umm.

South of the Zaza triangle on the Damascus-Baghdad road, the SAA and its allies reached the Scientific Research Battalion area ad also captured it.

Meanwhile reports appeared that large reinforcements arrived to SAA units operating in the Suweida countryside and at the Al-Tanf road area. The deployed units were from the National Defense Forces in Suweida, the Arab Tawheed Party, the Ibdal movement and the Iraqi Imam Ali Battalions.

On Saturday, the US-led coalition deployed units of the Norwegian Special Operations Forces at the Al-Tanf area in Syria. Norwegian troops had entered Syria from Iraq under a pretext of ISIS attack in the area. Thus, Washington and its allies continued efforts aimed at preventing the Damascus government from regaining control over the Syrian border with Jordan and Iraq.

On Sunday, a number of pro-government sources reported that Russia may deploy its Special Operations Forces in order to support Syrian government forces advancing in the border area. Experts believe that the presence of Russian military servicemen in the area will prevent further airstrikes by the US-led coalition. However, the reports still have to be confirmed by some evidence.

On Sunday, the last batch of militants and their supporters left the al-Weaer district of the city of Homs, transferring a full control of the area to government forces assisted by the Russian Military Police.

ISIS terrorists are reportedly preparing to withdraw from the Al-Yarmouk camp south of the Syrian capital of Damascus. According to unconfirmed reports, ISIS had reached an evacuation agreement with local Palestinian leaders. The agreement will allow the evacuation of ISIS militants and their supporters from the camp with the approval of the Syrian government. According to local sources, ISIS distributed leaflets to the people in mosques inside the Al-Yarmouk camp and called on those who wished to leave the camp to the ISIS-held areas in eastern Syria. The leaflets stated that ISIS opens the door for registration for civilians who wish to exit to “the lands of the Caliphate” east of the country. Fighters of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have also agreed to withdraw from their positions in Al-Yarmouk camp to Idlib province.

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Stephen

I have mentioned before, ISIS are USA Special Operation Forces operating in Syria and in Iraq. Now ISIS protecting Al Tanf base. USA intruded in Syria under the pretext that they will fight ISIS and Al Qaeda.

ISIS have created buffer zone between Syria and Iraq. Now ISIS will change their uniforms and will put-on of USA SOF uniforms.

There were some 150,000 ISIS terrorists in Syria and in Iraq. Only 45,000 left. Now tell me where the remaining ISIS terrorists gone?

PZIVJ

I believe most of them relocated here: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c6ff1de699f5d21c2003a8eaffee20950312dacc4718250868f92f33789b6528.jpg

Thegr8rambino

Im glad they finally found a home LOL

Jacek Wolski

ISIS don’t deserve to be burried.

Ahmad Sherbeny

Either people want to believe it or not they are getting transported to Africa through the unstable Libya !

Expo Marker

Advancing on all fronts and restarting the push to Arak. The enemies of Syria will leave Syria with the word LOSER written on their heads at such rates.

Jonathan Cohen

SAA needs to leave Al Tanf alone and fight ISIS farther North. They can still Reach Iraq by driving east from Palmyra through Dier Ezzor without having to fight the US. I hear Russia wants the same.

Thegr8rambino

Is that right?

Thegr8rambino

Hopefully branded seared in on their foreheads lmao

EL ZORRO

“On Saturday, the US-led coalition deployed units of the Norwegian Special Operations Forces at the Al-Tanf area in Syria. Norwegian troops had entered Syria from Iraq under a pretext of ISIS attack in the area”…TRANSLATION…Norwegian Special Operation Forces INVADED the SOVEREIGN Syrian territory to SUPPORT AND PROTECT THE INTERNATIONAL MERCENARY TERRORISTS CREATED BY THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.

Tudor Miron

Norwegians were fighting alongside Hitler during WWII. They surely used that experience to choose their side in this fight.

John Whitehot

this isn’t fair. the proportion of norwegians fighting for hitler was very small compared to those who fought against him, both before and after the occupation of the country.

there are countries where a much larger part of the manpower opted to enroll in the ss.

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