On February 5, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Tiger Forces and their allies launched an effort to take back the areas of Tell Sultan, Ras al-Ayn and Baris, which Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) and the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) captured on February 4.
According to pro-government sources, units of the SAA and the Tiger Forces, backed up by Iranian military advisers, engaged militants in Tell Sultan and re-entered the area. While according to some reports Tell Sultan is already under the control of government forces, the real situation on the ground remains unclear.
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