Baladi News – The Daily Report
Including Afghans and Hezbollah soldiers, members of the Iranian militias supporting the Syrian regime forces were taken captives on Friday by the rebels. Meanwhile, nearly 150 others were killed in the clashes between the Iranian militias and Jaish Al-Fatah at the outskirts of Al-Hamira town in the southern countryside of Aleppo. Jaish Al-Fatah completely captured the strategic village of Khan Touman. Iranian media agencies declared the deaths of 3 members of the Revolutionary Guard including a commander.
In Hama prison, the detainees' insurgency continues for the 5th day, meanwhile the regime forces are still attempting to break into the prison, amid fears that the regime forces could commit a massacre if they succeed in storming it.
In turn, rebel groups bombarded the regime forces concentrated in the regime allying towns in Hama countryside to exert pressure on the regime and prevent it from using violence against the detainees who had declared insurgency inside the prison. Sources from inside the prison confirmed the death of two detainees as a result of throwing tear and nerve relaxing gases by security forces.
The regime and Russian air fighters carried out several raids against the village of Khan Touman, meanwhile several barrel bombs were dropped on other villages in the western and southern country sides of Aleppo. Other areas were also targeted in the country sides of Homs, Daraa, and Lattakia.
Moving to Damascus countryside, citizens demonstrated against the ongoing clashes between Al-Rahman Corps and Jaish al-Islam, demanding them to stop the infighting and reconcile.
Meanwhile, in the south, rebel forces in Daraa continued their attempts to capture the areas held by ISIS-affiliated Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade.