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Jabhat al-Nusra Strongholds in Idlib, March 2016 ! To Gaziantep Raju Bab al-Salam TURKEY ! Sharran ! AZAZ al-Raai ! Maabatli Souran ! ! AFRIN Sheikh Hadid Akhtarin ! ! Tal Rifaat Marea Arima ! ! ! Ahrar al-Sham controls Bab Jandeiris Nubl ! To Qamishli al-Hawa border crossing ! Jabhat al-Nusra sent 750 ghters to East Aleppo, February 2015 ! Darat Izza ! Bab al-Hawa Anadan TURKEY ! To Antakya Haritan al-Dana ALEPPO ! HAREM Kuweires Fabrice Balanche and M. Kalbach Horan, March 2016. Salqin Atareb ! ! Qorqanya ! ! ! East Turkestan Islamic Movement AL-SAFIRA Deir Hafer and Jabhat al-Nusra on the front To Raqqa Armanaz line against regime forces al-Fua al-Jaboul Lake Darkoush ! Taftanaz ! Hader Kasab ! ! Benan To Antakya ! Kasab Yacoubiyah IDLIB Aleppo supply road cut by (closed) Jund al-Aqsa and IS in Qastal Maaf JISR al-SHUGHOUR ! February 2016 Bdama ! ARIHA Saraqeb Rabia ! Tal al-Daman ! ! ashington Institute for Near East Policy. Abu Duhur ! Khanaser W Kinsabba ! Ehsem ! ! The Salma ! Ain al-Bayda ! ! al-Ziyarah MARAAT al-NUMAN 2016 Jabal al-Zawiya © AL-HAFFAH ! ! Sinjar Kafr Nabl ! SlInfa Haysh ! LATAKIA QARDAHA Tal Khanzir Qalaat al Mudiq Khan Sheikhoun ! Morek AL-SUQAYLABIYAH Jund al-Aqsa seized Morek, Suruj JABLEH ! September 2015 Kafr Zeita Souran ! ! al-Hamra Daliyah ! MAHARDA al-Saan ! ! BANIYAS Tal Salhab Saburrah HAMA ! al-Qadmus 0 5 10 20 Km ! MASYAF al-Rawda ! To Tartus To Homs To Salamiya ! ! ! !" !" Area controlled by : Jabhat al-Nusra: International border Main road Syrian Army Stronghold Province border Secondary road Strong presence Islamic State Border crossing Military airport open Other rebels Province center Military airport closed PYD District center Aleppo urban area Town.

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