Heavy Infighting Erupts among Rival Terrorist Groups in Northwestern Syria

Rasa - Local sources reported that terrorists of Ahrar al-Sham and Jeish al-Islam have engaged in fierce clashes in Northern Idlib, inflicting major losses on each other.

News ID: 429489

Date: 06 May 2017 - 22:17

RNA - The sources said that now clashes among terrorist groups have spread from Eastern Damascus up to Northern Idlib, adding that Ahrar al-Sham militants have attacked the positions of Jeish al-Islam in the village of Bab Saqa in Northern Idlib and have managed to take control over the positions of rival terrorists.

In the meantime, Ahrar al-Sham stormed the positions of Faylaq al-Sham in the region after seizing control over Jeish al-Islam's positions.

Military sources said on Tuesday that terrorist groups in Idlib province were highly likely to engage in a fresh round of infighting after their comrades in Damascus province intensified attacks on each others' positions following their defeats in battle with the Syrian Army troops in Eastern Ghouta.

The sources said that clashes between Faylaq al-Rahman and Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board) with Jeish al-Islam entered the fifth day, adding that after the Free Syrian Army (FSA) announced support for Jeish al-Islam in Eastern Ghouta, the infighting seemed to be spreading in other regions, particularly in Idlib province, as well.

They added that after intensifying clashes among the terrorist groups in Eastern Ghouta, Ahrar al-Sham in a statement asked Jeish al-Islam to end attacks on other rival groups in the region and called for forming a religious court to find a way to end the clashes.

Emir of Jeish al-Umah organization Abu Hafas al-Moqadasi that is a notorious al-Qaeda-minded Salafi leader asked all terrorist groups to annihilate Jeish al-Islam if the group continues attacks on other militant groups.

Minutes after release of Ahrar al-Sham's statement, media activists informed of a heavy explosion in Jeish al-Islam's ammunition depots.

Meantime, the FSA disclosed in a statement that those who had worn the uniform of Al-Nusra Front (also known as Fatah al-Sham Front or the Levant Liberation Board) in Eastern Ghouta were ISIL members, adding that the militant groups in Northern Syria supported Jeish al-Islam to root out Al-Nusra.

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