Syrian forces prepare to defeat ISIS in Al Bab

Clashes took place after midnight between regime forces and rebels around Arbin, eastern Ghouta, amid mutual bombardment from both sides and human losses. Clashes also took place between the two sides around al-Maqrosa, western Damascus, amid bombardment by regime forces on the area.

In Aleppo, Clashes continued, Saturday, between regime forces against ISIS militants around Tadif, northern eastern countryside after advances for the regime forces and Hezbollah backed by Russian forces in Abo Taltal village near Tadif south of al-Bab city the largest bastion of the ISIS in Aleppo countryside. 

Clashes continued between ISIS and Turkish forces backed by al-Furat shield around al-Bab city in an attempt by the first party to advance in the area, still the ISIS controls large sections of the city even the Turkish forces advanced in al-Hekma school, wedding hall, the national hospital, Shekh Aqil mount and the youth housing area.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) does not know if the IS will keep fighting until the end or pull back from the area using the side ways that left by regime forces between al-Amia and the road of Tadif between Aleppo – Raqqa – Der Ezzor, SOHR received information that the IS has fears of the siege in al-Bab and preparing to pull back from the area by sending the fighters with their families into IS controlled areas in Syria.

The regime forces advanced in the village which is located 1.5 KM from al-Bab city, the advances comes after the military operation by regime forces since the 17th of January 2017, the regime advanced in several areas south, southwest, and southeast of al-Bab city, amid dozens of airstrikes.

Syrian jets carried out seven airstrikes targeted al-Makbat area around al-Tharda mount in Der Ezzor, initial reports about losses.
 In Daraa, missiles fired by regime forces targeted areas of Daraa camp, amid bombardment by rebels targeting Khalid bin al-Walid army, which is allied to ISIS, no reports of losses.

In Idlib, a corpse of a rebel militant from al-Haffa in Lattakia countryside, was found on the road of Armanaz-Kherba Abo Salim after kidnapping him for 5 days. Shells fired by regime forces targeted Saraqib, no reports of losses.