In Idlib, the Islamic Front and the Al Nusrah Front clashed with regime forces; an Al Nusrah ammunition factory exploded in Sarmada. In Raqqah, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham battled regime forces and executed a Christian. In Damascus, Al Nusrah, the Islamic Front, and ISIS continued to fight against regime, NDF, and Hezbollah forces. ISIS reportedly executed 15 commanders of the Free Syrian Army’s 4th Division-Damascus Guards in recent weeks. In Hasakah, an Emirati ISIS commander was killed while fighting Kurdish YPG forces. The Islamic Front clashed with regime forces in Deraa, in Deir Izzour, and in Homs, and fired Grad rockets at regime defense labs in Hama. Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front also battled regime forces in Aleppo. The UN Secretary General called for a third round of peace talks in Geneva. ISIS issued a video in which Chechen commander Abu Jihad al-Shishani, speaking for Jama’a al-Muhajireen, denounced a conspiracy to slander ISIS.
