Terrorists cut off main source of water for Aleppo and Damascus

ISIS cuts off main source of water for Aleppo

Aleppo – ISIS terrorists cut off water for Aleppo from its main source which is the treatment centers on the Euphrates River.

Director of Aleppo Water Company Fakher al-Hamdo said that at 6 AM on Friday, ISIS terrorists cut off water supplies to Aleppo city from the main source which is the Euphrates and al-Khafsa stations on the Euphrates River, SANA reported.

He said that Aleppo Governorate and the Water Company, in coordination with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and civil sides, are working to address the situation and resume pumping water to the city as soon as possible.

Syrian Army intensifies offensive in western Damascus after rebels block water flow to millions

Leith Fadel

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31/12/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army intensified their military operations in the Wadi Barada area of rural Damascus on Saturday after the jihadist rebels of Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham (formerly Al-Nusra Front) continued to obstruct the water flow to over 5 million people in the Syrian capital.

Led by their 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army has increased the pressure on Wadi Barada, striking Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham’s defenses at the southwestern part of this village near the Western Mountains.

The Syrian Armed Forces are attempting to pressure the remaining jihadist rebels in Wadi Barada to surrender this pocket along the Lebanese border.

So far, Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham and their allies have refused the terms of surrender; this has prompted the Syrian Arab Army to strike their positions in order to prompt them to stop obstructing the flow of water to the people of Damascus.

In Video: Syrian Army captures Sharifah village in east Homs

Izat Charkatli

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31/12/2016

Video footage emerged revealing some of the operations carried out by the Syrian Armed Forces during their capture of Sharifah village southwest of T4 Airbase after killing over 70 militants.

The Islamic State terrorist group had managed to capture the imperative town following a massive blitz offensive that had them seize control of the ancient city of Palmyra along with its surrounding mountains.

Russian intelligence claimed over 4,000 ISIS fighters partook in the offensive. Syrian troops are reportedly mobilizing ahead of a looming counteroffensive to recapture the historic world heritage site.