Southern Resistance and Pro Hadi forces rushing through #Hodeida and clashes continuing near airport but first they must secure the supply lines from south.
Houthis frequently attacking that supply line from eastern mountains and hundreds of kilometers supply line still under threat. Houthis can cut off supply lines from south.
Southern forces must establish strongholds near mountains for protect to supply lines and also in airport otherwise this operation always under big threat
In 2015 after fall of #Palmyra#ISIS quickly came through gates of #Damascus and #Suwayda but they focused on #Qalamoun. After 2016, #FSA near Jordanian border started to attack to ISIS and gained ground through early 2017.
When #SAA was planning massive offensive to capture whole #ISIS areas in the center and east of country. #FSA in #Qalamun and near Jordanian border attacks to ISIS and try to open supply line for the besieged Qalamun pocket.
#ISIS was pulling back these areas quickly. They did same in June 2016. They fallback near al Tanf and Iraqi border. Rebels with US Spec Ops attacked #AbuKamal under US-led Coaltion Air Support.
#Syria
Syrian Government giving Syrian citizenship to 2 million non-Syrian people.
Its including Iranian soldiers, Hezbollah militants and all other pro #Iran militia group members and their families from #Afganistan#Iraq#Iran#Pakistan
It will increase tensions between secular Arabs and religious shia people. If you remember in last 3 year, some clashes happened between Syrian security forces and shia militas.
And government banned shia and sunni religious rituals in open areas.