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    Tide turns in Syrian war with capture of key town

    SYRIAN CRISIS

    Tide turns in Syrian war with capture of key town

    Fall of Sheikh Maskin to government forces cuts off rebel supply routes while securing regime's hold on Deraa province.

    26 Jan 2016 17:21 GMT | Syrian crisis, Syria, War & Conflict, Middle East

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    The Syrian army has captured a key southern town from rebel forces after weeks of fierce fighting, state media and activists say.
    The fall of Sheikh Maskin on Monday means that government forces will strengthen their hold on Deraa province, while cutting off rebel factions from key supply lines.
    Deraa, the scene of the earliest protests against the Syrian government in 2011, contains routes crucial to both the Syrian army and rebel fighters.
    "The town is very important for both sides. They have both fought fiercely. Now, by taking it, the regime has cut off the rebels links between eastern and western Deraa," said Rami Abdulrahman, head of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks violence in the country through a wide network of local sources.
    "The destruction in the town is huge."

    http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/0...040829177.html

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    The rebels haven't been doing well lately.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    The rebels haven't been doing well lately.
    Are we backing the "moderate rebels ( oxymoron) this week. I lose tract sometimes

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    Quote Originally Posted by donttread View Post
    Are we backing the "moderate rebels ( oxymoron) this week. I lose tract sometimes
    Yes, we are still backing some "moderate" rebels because the administration is fixated on Assad.
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    Maybe the displaced Syrians can go home soon.


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    Quote Originally Posted by donttread View Post
    Are we backing the "moderate rebels ( oxymoron) this week. I lose tract sometimes
    Untrue as one would actually have to acquire something before it could be 'lost?'

    Let's not be putting the cart before the horse. Moving on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    The rebels haven't been doing well lately.
    No. Not since direct military intervention by western powers France, England, and The US.... not to mention Russia and the Syrian/Iranian militias, and the Iraqi and Syrian armies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    Maybe the displaced Syrians can go home soon.
    Not until our 2016 elections, many of them probably registered to vote. No doubt Bernie fans.

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