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MowCowWhoHow III

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Wed Feb 3, 2016, 12:42 PM Feb 2016

Syrian army and allies breaks rebel siege of Shi'ite towns: army

Source: Reuters

The Syrian army and its allies have broken a rebel siege around two Shi’ite towns in north western Syria, state media and a TV station owned by Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said on Wednesday.

Al Manar TV station said the breakthrough came after the army opened a route from towns secured in a major offensive in northern Aleppo in the last few days.

The two towns of Nubul and Zahraa have been under rebel siege for around three years.

The Syrian army also confirmed the major breakthrough.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo-idUSKCN0VC1VQ?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

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Syrian army and allies breaks rebel siege of Shi'ite towns: army (Original Post) MowCowWhoHow III Feb 2016 OP
It is good to see that ISIS and the nyabingi Feb 2016 #1

nyabingi

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1. It is good to see that ISIS and the
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 12:49 PM
Feb 2016

other religious militants are being pushed out and back. For all of Assad and his government's faults, they are fighting to protect Syrians regardless of religious affiliation.

This is obviously bad news to US-based neocons and the "anti-ISIS coalition" though.

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