Meanwhile, Turkish/TFSA forces have been tightening the noose around Jandaris in southeastern Afrin Province. The main road leading there from Afrin City is all but cut off.

Meanwhile, intense fighting between rival Salafist rebel groups Ahrar al-Sham and Tahrir al-Sham (the latter being al-Qaeda/al-Nusra) in Idlib is grinding on toward its second week. Seems so far the initiative is with Ahrar al-Sham. I suppose the Syrian government stance on this is to just let them fight it out among themselves and allow them to maximally weaken each other while the SAA, Iranians, and Russians focus on Ghouta.
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