Infighting Erupts among Terrorist Groups after Turkish Forces Enter Northern Syria

Rasa - The Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) engaged in fierce clashes with two other terrorist groups after the Turkish Army troops crossed the border into Syria yesterday, militant-affiliated websites reported Monday.

News ID: 432988

Date: 09 October 2017 - 21:08

RNA - The websites said that Al-Nusra started clashes with Ahrar al-Sham and Faylaq al-Rahman in the town of Armanaz in Northwestern Idlib and captured the town.

A number of gunmen from both warring sides were killed or wounded in the clashes.

A Turkish military delegation, accompanied by an Al-Nusra escort, entered Northern Idlib via Atmah passageway to take part in negotiations with Al-Nusra, the websites disclosed.

In the meantime, former Chief Commander of Ahrar al-Sham said that Al-Nusra attacked Ahrar al-Sham and other terrorist group to force them to stop demand for Turkish military intervention some two months ago, but now, the Al-Nusra is ignoring the Turkish forces' military meddling.

Relevant reports said on Sunday that several vehicles of the Turkish Army crossed the border into Syria and entered Idlib province following clashes between the Turkish soldiers and Ankara-backed militants with Al-Nusra Front.

The militant-affiliated websites reported that the Turkish army units and Al-Nusra fighters engaged in sporadic clashes near the town of Kafr Loseen in Northern Idlib along the border between Syria and Turkey.

The websites quoted eye-witnesses as saying that several vehicles of the Turkish army, carrying Turkish soldiers, entered Idlib province via Atmah passageway.

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