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There is some footage of a desert chase with "technicals" that is supposed to be from these clashes. They took place in al-Halba, 70 kilometers northwest of al-Tanf and only 50 kilometers from Palmyra.The Syrian Army is reportedly moving to block al-Tanf from 3 directions. This comes as the SAA prepares to retake Daraa:
The U.S. sent "rebels" it trains at al-Tanf outside its self declared 55 kilometers deconfliction zone around Tanf to attack Syrian government forces. It supported them by air strikes. U.S. special forces are said to have taken part. This is likely the case as only U.S. special forces can call in such airstrikes.
It seems obvious that the U.S. is using ISIS, U.S. trained "Maghawhir al-Thawra" rebels, and its air power in another attempt to cut the land route between Syria and Iraq. It wants to use the upcoming Syrian campaign against al-Qaeda and ISIS in the southwest around Daraa to make a new move in the east.
With the direct participation of the officers of the Russian Center for the reconciliation of the warring parties, negotiations continue with the units of the Free Syrian Army to renounce armed resistance and settle their status. Thus, the commanders of the two FSA units Abu-Qusayr and Omar es-Suweidi, stationed at the border of the provinces of Essaouira and Dara, decided to transfer their settlements to government troops.Sputnik reports that the Omari Brigades have switched their allegiances in favor of the government:
There was information that against the backdrop of progress in the negotiation process in the southern zone of de-escalation, the Syrian command decided to redirect the units of the "Tiger Forces" Brig. Gen. Suheil Hasan to sweep of desert area to the north-east of the city of Essaouira, where loose ISIS units remain.
In recent weeks, there have been skirmishes with terrorists, but this did not lead to full-scale fighting, contrary to reports from several media and bloggers.
"On June 22, after talks between the representatives of the Russian reconciliation center and the Syrian authorities with the militants of the Free Syrian Army in the Southern zone of de-escalation, the leader of the Tajammu al-Wiyat al-Omari [Omari Brigades] announced that his group is siding with the Syrian government," the center said in a statement.South Front reports:
According to the statement, the Omari Brigades leader also stressed that his group will fight against militants from Nusra Front and Daesh together with the Syrian army in the south of the country.
"By Friday evening, the first units of the Syrian army entered the settlements of Dama and Ashiyah in the Southern zone of de-escalation," the document said.
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