A pro-rebel Syrian news agency (SMART) reported the southern town of Tasil has been retaken by rebel groups linked to the Free Syrian Army. <br /><br /> The town had been seized by the ISIL-linked Yarmouk Martyrs’ Brigade. <br /><br /> Videos posted on line purported to show armed rebel groups driving through the town being welcomed by residents. <br /><br /> Qaryatain residents return<br /><br /> Further north, the town of Qarytain was taken from ISIL fighters earlier this month by Syrian government forces.<br /><br /> Many buildings in the town centre were completely destroyed, with their top floors flattened and walls pock-marked by gunfire.<br /><br /> Although there is still an ISIL presence in the mountainous region about a dozen kilometers away, many displaced residents have returned after government troops liberated Qaryatain and cleared explosives and mines from the town center.<br /><br /> One senior resident said despite the difficulties, the people of Qaryatain will carry on with their lives, and resolutely said they will pick up weapons to
