Syrian rebel forces are attacking the border town of Harem, along the Turkish frontier, fighting with regime forces who have taken up positions inside the city castle and fighting with large pro-government militias from the town.
Rebels from the “al-Haq Brigade” claim to have captured 6 of the 7 roads leading into the town, and bragged of killing the leader of one of the local militias. They also claimed to have burned dozens of homes belonging to militia members.
The rebels said the attacks were retaliation for attacks by the militias on their own homes, and reported heavy casualties among the pro-government fighters, while being entirely mum on their own losses.
Located in the mountainous Idlib Province, Harem is a strategically valuable both for its position inside the province and its proximity to the Turkish border. Turkey has been openly backing the rebels, and they would undoubtedly love to have control of a city on the border through which to ferry weapons and fighters.
Look people: this is the last holdup by the rebel, look at the map and where they are and what they are saying, "Rebels Say Many of Town's Residents Fighting Alongside Assad Forces", they are on the run and have been on the run for last few months, they are running to Turkey as their safe "heaven". This war is lost long time ago, the majority of the Syrian people never accepted these barbarians to be anything but the enemy of Syrian people. Rest what you hear and read is just another fabricated propaganda coming out of France or WDC or London, and they all are a one man show.
Turkey should be careful what it wishes for.
Soon they will attack towns inside Turkey (just to keep in shape) the way things are going. Really, Damascus, Aleppo seem to have been "lost" by the rebels (not that they ever "held" them), now we find "strategic" towns no one heard of (nice name though 🙂 ) to maintain the illusion of the rebellion's strength?