Two days after the Syrian Arab Army’s 3rd Infantry Division launched its counter-offensive in Jabal Al-Sha’ar, the Islamic State of Al-Sham’s (ISIS) frontline defenses have crumbled in east Homs. Earlier today, the 18th Tank Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division captured Tal Mahar – a hill overlooking the Al-Sha’ar Gas Fields. The 18th Brigade backed by the National Defense Forces (NDF) and the SAA contingent known as “Al-Qalb Al-Suqour Sahra’a” (Special Forces) stormed the hill, killing dozens of ISIS militants before declaring Tal Mahar under control.