- The Islamic State published Shari’ah Alone Will Rule Africa, the 8th issue of it’s English-language mazagine, Dabiq:
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- The Islamic State killed at least 45 civilians, including 2 children and 7 women, and at least 18 government fighters in an attack on the village of al-Mabouja and nearby checkpoints in Hama: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.123840&lon=37.279358&z=12&m=b
- Government forces after the attack:
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- Government forces after the attack:
- A promo video for the Aleppo-based group, al-Fawj al-Awwal (The First Regiment):
- Public service work carried out by Jabhat al-Nusra in al-Atarib in Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.139122&lon=36.830120&z=14&m=b
- There was fighting north of Aleppo around Handarat and Bashkuy: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.311045&lon=37.145805&z=14&m=b
- Airstrikes hit the Hanano Housing district in Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.228558&lon=37.201338&z=14&m=b
- Rebels shelling hit the Saif al-Dawla district of Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.191057&lon=37.127094&z=15&m=b
- There was fighting in the al-Khaladiyah district of Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.227554&lon=37.121344&z=15&m=b
- There was fighting in the Karam al-Tarrab district of Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.195283&lon=37.208762&z=16&m=b&v=1
- Fighting in the area around Idlib has continued after it was captured by rebels 2 days ago: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.929371&lon=36.644211&z=12&m=b
- On Monday the bodies of 27 soldiers and officers killed when rebels attacked the city arrived in Assad’s hometown of Qardaha in Latakia, along with 30 badly injured soldiers.
- The bodies included the Deputy Head of Military Security in Idlib, Colonel Mohammad Muallem, and the head of Idlib’s Air Force Inteligence, Mohammad a-Shandi.
- In the south there was heavy fighting outside of al-Mastoumah and the brick factory: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.863318&lon=36.652107&z=15&m=b
- Rebel rocket shelling hit the area.
- In the north, rebel shelling hit Kafarya and al-Fu’ah: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.991619&lon=36.699486&z=13&m=b
- Airstrikes and rockets have hit the city:
- Over the last 3 days at least 32 people have been killed by airstrikes, and 17 have been killed by ground-to-ground missiles.
- There were charges that barrel bombs containing chlorine gas were used today.
- Ahrar al-Sham said that on Monday it helped 20 Christian families escape from the city, which were trying to head north towards the Turkish border.
- An article on the Syrian Civil Defense in the city, which was able to enter it for the first time when it fell to the rebels: http://syriadirect.org/main/37-videos/1951-syrian-civil-defense-gets-its-chance-in-idlib-city
- Different articles on the rebel’s capture of the city:
- The Washington Institute: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-battle-for-idlib-military-implications
- Al-Monitor: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2015/03/syria-idlib-jabhatalnusra-is-caliphate.html
- Institute for the Study of War: http://iswsyria.blogspot.com/2015/03/assad-regime-loses-idlib-to-jabhat-al.html
- The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/world/middleeast/an-anxious-wait-in-syrian-city-held-by-insurgents.html?rref=world/middleeast&module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=Middle%20East&action=keypress®ion=FixedLeft&pgtype=article
- Al-Fu’ah:
- Al-Mastoumah:
- A barrel bomb said to contain chlorine gas:
- A captured soldier:
- Soldiers killed in the fighting:
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- On Monday the bodies of 27 soldiers and officers killed when rebels attacked the city arrived in Assad’s hometown of Qardaha in Latakia, along with 30 badly injured soldiers.
- 2 people were killed by airstrikes on Sarmin in Idlib: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.899480&lon=36.720943&z=13&m=b
- There is fighting between Jisr al-Shughur and Ariha in Idlib as rebels attempt to cut the supply route on the M4 Highway: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.800551&lon=36.443024&z=12&m=b&gz=0;363194274;358132195;0;13920;2928543;5568
- There was fighting around Zabadani in Qalamoun: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.731478&lon=36.097469&z=13&m=b
- Artillery shelling and airstrikes hit the city.
- Artillery shelling and airstrikes hit the city.
- A Syria Direct interview about the government’s failure to reconstruct the al-Husseinia camp in southern Damascus, which it re-captured in October 2013: http://syriadirect.org/main/36-interviews/1950-south-damascus-camp-empty-amidst-regime-promises-to-rebuild
- There was fighting outside the al-Tadamoun neighborhood of Damascus: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.479348&lon=36.310844&z=15&m=b
- There was fighting in Jobar in Eastern Ghouta: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.530341&lon=36.340027&z=15&m=b
- Artillery shelling hit the area.
- There was fighting in Irbin in Eastern Ghouta: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.538676&lon=36.360669&z=15&m=b
- A rebel sniper:
- A rebel sniper:
- In Daraa province, the formation of the Billah Brigade was announced.
- It will be under the 7th Infantry Regiment of the FSA.
- There was fighting around the government-held town of Judayyah in Daraa: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.064859&lon=36.109314&z=14&m=b
- There was fighting in the al-Manishiyya neighborhood in Daraa: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=32.612339&lon=36.091890&z=14&m=b
- Airstrikes hit al-Sheikh Miskin and Tafas in Daraa: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=32.779481&lon=36.121674&z=12&m=b
- Al-Sheikh Miskin:
- Al-Sheikh Miskin:
- There was fighting around Jabal Durin in Latakia: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.664828&lon=36.146994&z=14&m=b
- There was fighting outside of ar-Rastan and Talbiseh in Homs: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=34.880862&lon=36.730728&z=12&m=b
- Rebels attacked government forces in Salakhed in Sweida: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=32.872379&lon=36.573143&z=13&m=b
- There was fighting between government forces and the Islamic State on Saqer Island and Jaffra outside of the Deir Ez Zor Military Airport: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.307701&lon=40.185413&z=13&m=b