Live Thread: Ahrar al Sham and FSA units capture Tafas town in the Daraa Governate

On October 26th in the mid-morning Syrian time, reports and videos began to surface of Ahrar al Sham and FSA units fully capturing Tafas in the Daraa Governate. The town sits almost directly north of Daraa. It had a pre-war population of 30,000.

Tafas

Wikipedia of Tafas

Map(s)

Wikimapia of Tafas

Official Reports

SOHR Der'a province: Rebels have taken over the city of Tafas after weeks of violent clashes with regime forces, in which both sides suffered tens of deaths

• "Der'a province: Rebels have taken over the city of Tafas after weeks of violent clashes with regime forces, in which both sides suffered tens of deaths, including: defected lieutenant colonel Yasser al-Abboud who headed the operation room for the east of Der'a, the head of the Falluja of Houran brigade, as well as commander of the Liwa' al-Haq battalion Mohammed Hussein al-Bitari. Dozens of civilians were killed and injured during the clashes in the area. 1 man in Tafas was killed by stray bullets being fired in the city during celebrations of the victory. Regime forces have retreated from the nearby military barracks and the Tapline military checkpoint after about 20 soldiers were killed by yesterday and this morning's clashes. Parts of Tafas, as well as Atman town, were bombarded by regime forces."

Videos

Commanders announce 'liberation' of Tafas

Ahrar al Sham announce capture of Tafas in front of an array of weaponry

Activist reports FSA units and Ahrar al Sham captured Tafas (slightly before Ahrar al Sham's announcement

Rebels celebrating and hitting Hafez al Assad statute with a shoe

Ahrar al Sham units walking through Tafas

FSA units enter officers barracks

Rebel units enter barracks and tear up picture of Nasrallah

A video of rebels with a truck piled high with Cephalexin (antibiotic), now 'intended for the children'

Captured armored ambulance

Past videos

The rebels had been approaching Tafas over the last week. Yesterday I posted a video of them seizing a base betweem Tafas and Dali.

Rebels kill 7 SAA and seize checkpoint between Tafas and Dali

In this video from last week a rebel tank and supporting vehicles move on Tafas