"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Jabhat Al-Nusra Captures Banes in Southern Aleppo Amid the Hezbollah Advance at Khan Touman- Al-Masdar News

The battle for southern Aleppo has recently intensified between the pro-government forces and the Islamist rebels, as both parties attempt to gain the upper-hand in this rugged region of northern Syria that is composed of mostly small hilltops and uninhabited farms.
On Monday morning, Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) – in coordination with Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki, and Liwaa Suqour Al-Sham – launched a new assault on Banes near the strategic town of Tal Al-‘Eiss, capturing this small village after a violent firefight with the National Defense Forces (NDF) of Aleppo City and the pro-government Palestinian milita “Liwaa Al-Quds” (Jerusalem Brigade).
Following their capture of Banes, the Islamist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra, Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, and Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki made another attempt for the strategic town of Tal Al-‘Eiss; however, they were unable to bypass the stiff defenses of the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Mechanized Division.