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Syrian regime forces retake Palmyra
On 27 March 2016 Syrian regime forces took Palmyra from the Daesh forces after prolonged fighting.
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Assad’s forces retake Khanaser
On 25 February 2016 Syrian regime forces retook the town of Khanaser that had been captured by Daesh [ISIS].
Khanaser is positioned on the only road that connected the bulk of the territory under Assad’s control to the Aleppo Province. Despite retaking of Khanaser, the road is still blocked by Daesh.
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Daesh [ISIS] takes Khanaser
On 23 February 2016 forces of Daesh took Khanaser town from the Syrian regime. Khanaser has huge strategic importance, as it sits on the single road that connected the bulk of the regime territory to the areas under its control in the Aleppo Province.
Fall of Khanaser came as expansion of the Daesh’s grip over the strategic road which it had cut on 21 February.
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Syrian Kurds continue advance against Daesh; Assad forces proceed to destroy surrounded Daesh forces
On 20 February 2016 Syrian Kurds continued their successful offensive against Daesh [ISIS] in eastern Syria. After unexpectedly capturing Al-Shadadi town on 19 February, they kept advancing rapidly along the Nahrl al Khabur river valley and took Fadghami village more than 20 kilometers south-east from Al-Shadadi. As a result, they have now come close to the last significant possession of Daesh in Al-Hasakah Province – Markadah town.
Meanwhile, on 21 February Syrian regime forces destroyed the pocket of the Daesh forces in Aleppo Province which they had surrounded on 20 February. In the process, they took a number of villages and Rayyan town.
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Syrian regime forces surround Daesh forces east of Aleppo
On 20 February 2016, the Syrian regime offensive resulted in the encirclement of Daesh [ISIS] forces in the area between Aleppo city and Kwaires military base.
The offensive has been going on during the recent weeks, with towns of Arran and Barlehiyah being taken by the Assad’s forces on 15 February and the town of As Sin on 18 February.
On 20 Assad’s forces took Aleppo Thermal Power Plant and village Turaykiyah. This latest achievement cut the last link between the bulk of Daesh territory and the area around Daesh-held town of Rayyan, that has been surrounded as a result.
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Assad forces take Kansaba in northern Latakia
On 18 February 2016, Syrian regime forces took the rebel-held town of Kansaba in northern Latakia Province.
This success practically completes recapture of Latakia Province by Assad and gives his forces more opportunities to launch offensive against Jisr al-Shughur in neighboring Idlib Province.
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Syrian Kurds take Marea
On 16 February 2016 Syrian Kurds took first the village of Shaykh Isa just west from the Marea town, and then Marea itself. Reportedly, the rebels negotiated bloodless surrender of Marea in exchange for safe passage to the remaining rebel-controlled areas to the north.
As a result of the Syrian regime forces’ and Kurdish advances, the northern enclave of the rebels has become practically limited to the town of Azaz. Turkey insists it will not let Azaz fall into the hands of the Kurds.
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Assad’s forces and Kurds take over rebels’ territories in northern Aleppo province
On 15 February 2016 the rebels suffered another series of territorial losses at the hands of government forces and Syrian Kurds.
The Kurds took Tall Rifat – one of the three towns that had been remaining in the rebels’ hands in their northern enclave. They also took the village of Ayn Deqna.
The Assad’s forces took villages of Kafr Naseh and Ahras.
The northern enclave of the rebels is cut from the rest of the rebels’ territory and faces destruction. Turkey, however, has stated it will not allow the fall of the enclave’s most significant town of Azaz into the Kurdish hands.
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Syrian rebels’ northern enclave faces possible destruction
After breaking the siege of Nubl and Zahraa, Syrian regime forces launched attack northward. By 8 February they were engaged in fighting for Kafr Naya, just 5 kilometers south of the rebel-held town of Tall Rifat.
Meanwhile, Syrian Kurds from the Afrin enclave use the situation to expand their territory by taking areas from the rebels before regime’s forces capture them. After taking a number of villages in recent days, on 8 February they took the town of Deir Jamal.
As a result of the regime and Kurdish advance, the northern enclave of the rebels near the Turkish border, with the towns of Azaz, Tall Rifat and Morea among others, has been cut from the rest of the rebel-held territory and faces serious threat of annihilation.
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