Troligen framgångar idag i södra Syrien för Al-Nusra, Ahrar al-Sham och FSA i samarbete:
Citat:
The Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army announced earlier today that its fighters had captured the so-called UN Hill in Quneitra, a southwestern province in Syria. But the Al Nusrah Front, an official branch of al Qaeda, and Ahrar al Sham, an al Qaeda-linked group that is closely allied with Al Nusrah, have also posted images from the hill, saying their fighters drove the Assad regime’s forces out.
The simultaneous claims of success indicate that the Southern Front’s fighters likely participated in the battle alongside the jihadists, even though the FSA’s southern alliance has repeatedly rejected cooperation with Al Nusrah.
The current status of the hill, which is considered a strategic point on the approach to suburbs of Damascus, is not clear as of this writing. Some accounts on social media say that the Assad regime and its allies, including Hezbollah jihadists, have retaken the location.
In any event, the Southern Front, Al Nusrah and Ahrar al Sham all advertised their role in the battle on their respective social media accounts. A spokesmen for the Southern Front announced the “liberation” of the UN Hill on his Twitter feed. The Southern Front also published a statement claiming victory.
Just over 30 minutes before the FSA tweet, Al Nusrah Front posted a similar claim on one of its official feeds. Al Nusrah followed up with pictures from the scene of the fighting.
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/10/al-nusrah-front-free-syrian-army-battle-assad-regime-for-un-hill-in-southern-syria.php
Återigen sk "moderata rebeller" ur FSA, i allians med al-Qaida.
FSA:s Southern Front som nu samarbetar med al-Qaida, hör till de som fått tillgång till amerikanska TOW.
Citat:
Three rebel officials said foreign states had increased their help in response to the advance. "We are asking for more," said Saber Safar, a colonel who defected from the Syrian army and now heads a group called "The First Army", part of "The Southern Front" rebel alliance. He spoke via Skype from inside Syria.
The rebels declined to give details, or say which states had supplied the weapons. The Southern Front groups have previously received military aid via Jordan, a staunch U.S. ally.
Some of the southern rebel groups have received U.S.-made anti-tank weapons, though they have long described the quantities as small. In addition to the United States, Assad's foreign opponents include Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-mideast-crisis-syria-south-idUSKBN0MJ21I20150324
Finns tecken på att Southern Front håller på att försvagas, och delvis upplösas.
En del som går ihop med Ahrar al-Sham, medan andra gett upp och sökt sig till SAA. Medan en del av ledarna som ett tredje alternativ lämnat Syrien för att söka asyl i Europa...
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2015/10/syria-southern-front-break-up-army.html#
