The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Hayyaat Tahrir Syria advance at the expense of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in the countryside of Idlib and the later advance in Aleppo countryside at the expense of al-Zenki

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the continuation of clashes between Hayyaat Tahrir Syria against Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham, in areas in the western countryside of Aleppo, where Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham were able to control towns of Batbu and Kafr Naseh, while Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham starts mobilizing in the vicinity of Darat Azza, Khan al-Asal and Tadil, in preparation for more violent clashes against Nour al-Dien al-Zenki Movement, and the clashes between both parties have caused the death of a man from Taqad town by a gunshot during the clashes between both parties, and in Idlib province; the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the continuation of clashes between Soqur al-Sham and Ahrar al-Sham and other groups against Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham, where the first party advanced and controlled al-Naqir, Mastouma, Urem al-Joz, Maarrat Al-Nu’man, Wadi al-Deif, Abdeen area, Hersh al-Hbit and the areas of Tremla, Qassabiyyeh and several villages in Jabal Al-Zawiyah and Jabal Shashabo, while the casualties in the ranks of both parties have risen to at least 9 fighters, at least 6 of them are from Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published last Saturday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored tension in the western countryside of Aleppo, between two of the largest factions operating in the area, as a result of opening fire by a patrol of Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, on a vehicle as it did not stop at the checkpoint after the midnight of Thursday – Friday, it was revealed then that an Arab commander of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham was in the vehicle with his wife, where the commander was “the education official in the Department of Displaced Affairs” and held several military positions including the supervision of training those who joined the ranks of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, while his wife is still in a serious condition, and the sources asserted to the Syrian Observatory that the commander is Abu Ayman Al-Masri and he is Egyptian, and one of the commanders of the global Al-Qaeda. It is noteworthy that several battalions and brigades operating in the western countryside of Aleppo and the northern countryside of Idlib adjacent to the western countryside of Aleppo; have announced about a month ago, their integration with Nur al-Din al-Zenki Movement, the largest force in the western countryside of Aleppo, where the Syrian Observatory monitored the integration of Thowwar al-Sham Battalions, Bayareq al-Islam Brigade, Ansar al-Din Battalion, Abu al-Hasan battalion and al-Sheikh Othman Battalion, have merged with Nur al-Din al-Zenki Movement through statements by the aforementioned factions, and the this area in Idlib and Aleppo countryside witnessed violent fighting previously between Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham against Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, which left tens of casualties in the ranks of the both parties.