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Syrian Arab Army (SAA) Tiger Forces and tribal forces fighters have liberated Jabir, Numaysah, Khamisiyah and Wadi Susah near the important ISIS-held town of Maadan in the province of Raqqah.
The government forces advanced amid the ongoing fighting in the area of Sukhna in the province of Homs. ISIS is desperately trying to stop the SAA advance along the Sukhna-Resafa and the Sukhna-Deir Ezzor roads and deploys reinforcements to the area. This allows government forces to advance on other frontlines.
Pro-government forces, led by the Republican Guard, are advancing against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies in Jobar and Ayn Tarma in the Eastern Ghouta region near Damascus. The group is excluded from the ceasefire because it has links with al-Qaeda.
The general idea of the government advance in the area is to put pressure on militants in Jobar and then to Isliate the district from Ayn Tarma. The control over the area of Zamalka and the nearby roads plays a key role in the strategy.
The SAA and its allies liberated from US-backed militants a large area in the Damascus desert, including Tal Assadi, Tal Jarin, Tal Riyahayn and Bi’r Saboun. Thus, government forces have shortened frontline and further isolated the US garrison at At Tanf.
Tensions are growing between the US-led coalition and the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in Iraq.
On August 7, from 40 to 70 PMU service members were reportedly killed and at least 6 units of the military equipment were destroyed as a result of the ISIS attack in the Akashat area at the Iraqi side of the At Tanf border crossing and the US military strikes that allegedly took place during the fighting.
According to initial reports, the US-led coalition conducted at least 1 air strike on the positions of the PMU. Then, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (the Martyrs of Sayyid Battalions, a PMU group deployed in the area) clarified that the US-led coalition had used the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System from the At Tanf garrison.
Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada said that the coalition was aware that the military strikes hit the PMU and called on leaders of the PMU factions to held a meeting in order to discuss the incident and to prepare an appropriate response to the aggression.
The US-led coalition obviously denied any strikes on the PMU while pro-US sources speculated that the PMU just tried to blame the coalition for own losses in the battle against ISIS.
The two sides already have complicated relations because they support different sides in the ongoing Syrian conflict and have different visions of the Iraqi future after the collapse of ISIS. PMU factions oppose the US willingness to determine the Iraqi foreign and internal policy and seek to re-establish Iraq as an independent regional player.
Syrian Army Repels Daesh Attack in Homs, 80 Terrorists Killed
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201708101056341398-syrian-army-homs/
“The Syrian army has repelled a powerful attack by militants of the Daesh terrorist group (banned in Russia) in the east of Homs province, the Syrian national agency SANA reported Thursday.
The report said that during the clashes, 80 terrorists were eliminated. The remaining militants fled, leaving the wounded and personal weapons.
The Syrian forces are continuing the operation to retake the town of As Sukhnah in the Homs province, where the Daesh largest stronghold is located. The army in cooperation with its allies have surrounded the town and started to mop up the outskirts.”
Meanwhile, israel’s proxies continue to terror bomb Syrian civilians instead of attacking daesh.
US-led Coalition Airstrikes Kill 19 Civilians in Syria – Reports
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201708101056347638-syria-coalition-airstrikes-casualties/
“The US-led international coalition conducted airstrikes on the towns of Al Mayadin and Al Tabani in the vicinity of Deir ez-Zor city in eastern Syria, killing 19 civilians, local media reported Thursday.
According to SANA news agency, the airstrikes hit Al Mayadin and the northern parts of Al Tabani, inflicting serious damage to the town’s infrastructure in addition to killing over a dozen local residents.
On July 30, the international coalition destroyed a hospital in the town of Abu Kamal in the Deir ez-Zor governorate, killing six people and wounding 10 others.”