The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

After the agreement between the elders and leaders of Tahrir al-Sham, protests demand the leave and fall of Joulani the leader of Jabhat al-Nusra and alert prevails the area

Idlib Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the return of tension in the camps area of Atma at the border with Iskenderun in the northern sector of Idlib countryside, where the area witnessed shooting by displaced people from al-Karam camp on a armed vehicle of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, followed by demonstrations for tens of people in conjunction with burning rubber tires, where the protesters demanded “the departure and fall of Joulani” and they denounced the practices of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, amid alert of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in the vicinity of the area, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday evening that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the return of calm to Atma Camp, after protests witnessed in the camp against the backdrop of killing a young man by Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham, and the calm came in the wake of reaching an agreement between Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham and representatives of the protesters, it says “it was agreed between the brothers in Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham and the camps’ dignitaries, on referring those who resulted in the killing of Mahmoud Bashir Al-Shamali who is from Al-Lataminah, to justice with the members of Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham’s checkpoint (Abu Hammoud checkpoint), and getting the situation back as it used to be before the incident by the checkpoint and the police station”, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago, that it Observatory for Human Rights monitored increased tension in Atma camp for displaced people in the Syrian north, between residents of the camp from al-Lataminah area in Hama countryside, and between members of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, after a verbal altercation between the members of a checkpoint of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in the area and between youths from al-Lataminah town, after the first requested that a cigarette which was at the hand of one of people in the cars on the checkpoint to be extinguished, then the other guy said: “go and stop the missiles launched by the regime which are falling on people and then check on smoking,” which caused a fight during which member of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham used gunfire and shot which killed a young man and injured others with varying severity, after that protests erupted in the camp, along with what was confirmed by intersected sources of an attack by the people on a site of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and burning vehicles and closing roads, while the sounds of gunfire was heard, sources said that it was by members of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham attempting to disperse the demonstrators who started the fire.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 21st of March 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that a force of Tahrir al-Sham raided the random camps known as the camps of al-Bu Issa, al-Madrasa camp, al-Dahrouj camp, and Kafriya camp, all located on the road of Idlib – Ma’arrat Mesrin, where the raid took place with heavily armed vehicles filled with heavy and medium weapons, and expelled the displaced people there in the random camps, the Syrian Observatory also learned that the ownership of these farmland belongs to the people of Kafriya and al-Fu’ah who were displaced from their towns under a prior agreement, and the Syrian Observatory published on Wednesday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored shooting in Armanaz town in the countryside of Idlib Province, it took place on Tuesday evening, but the information were conflicted about the incident between a family dispute among two families in the town, and between a shooting by a member of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham targeted a members of al-Sham Corps in the town, where the shooting caused injuries.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 29th of December 2018 that an agreement was reached between Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and the family of the child, who was killed on the 22nd of December 2018, by the gunshot of a member of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham on the administrative border between the western countryside of Aleppo and the northern countryside of Idlib, and the statement of the agreement says: “on the 22nd of Rabi’ al-Thani 1420 Hijri; corresponding to the 29th of the 12th month of 2018 AD, and with the presence of a group of scholars and dignitaries of the area, both parties agreed on the incident of the killing of the child Bilal al-Hammoud on the 14th of Rabi’ al-Thani 1440 Hijri, corresponding to 22-12-2017 AD, on Batbu checkpoint, that the killing was unintentional, and the first party is the department of checkpoints of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, while the second party is the child’s Bilal al-Hammoud’s parents; Hammoud Khaled al-Hamoud and the mother of the child, and they have agreed to consensual payment by the first party to be payed to the second party, and according to that both parties signed”

The Syrian Observatory published on the 22nd of December 2018 that  it monitored resentment after a checkpoint of a security force of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham killed and injured civilians on the administrative border between the western countryside of Aleppo and the northern countryside of Idlib, and in the details confirmed by sources for the Observatory, a member of the checkpoint opened fire on a bus carrying civilians from al-Lataminah, because the driver refused to register the passage of the car from area’s garage, where the member threatened to shoot him if he continue on his way without paying for the ticket, which provoked the driver and pushed him to continue his way, and the member shot him, which caused casualties among the citizens who were in the bus, where a kid was killed and a man was injured at the junction of Batbu area, which ignited the resentment and condemnation of the people from these abuses, violations, and killings of civilians, either by targeting them directly or in the clashes that take place every now and then in the Syrian north between the factions fighting for influence.

It is noteworthy that the prominent Libyan leader, Abdel Aziz Sahad, known as Abu Omar al-Libi, appeared in late November 2018 in a video threatening to “teach al-Julani and his group some manners”, where the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that tension prevails within the ranks of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, on the background of a raid by members from Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and searching a house in Babkeh village in the western countryside of Aleppo during the last 48 hours, where members of the security force of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham raided the house under the pretext of searching for a wanted person while he was at the home with his wife, who tried to prevent the patrol from entering, until her husband disappeared from sight, but the members broke into the house violating the sanctity of the house and its residents, and the woman accused Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham of break into the house while she was not wearing a “sharia dress,” and that they did not give her enough time to “cover herself,” also members of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham broke into the house, inspected it, and catch up with the “wanted man” and killed him by shooting at him.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights received a copy of a video showing the woman (wife of the man killed by the Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham) explaining how members of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham entered her home and broke into it while she was not wearing her full clothes. At the end of the video the Libyan leader Abdulaziz Sahd known Abu Omar al-Libi appeared threatening the leader of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, Abu Muhammad al-Joulani and another leader, and the message he said that this is not the first time Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham have done such thing, storming houses of people without caring for the sanctity of the home and its women, like what happened in Aleppo province, Sarmin, and now this in the western countryside of Aleppo. Abu Omar al-Libi also threatened al-Julani and said “if you don not teach your group some manners, I will”

It worth mentioning that Abdul Aziz Sahd aka Abu Omar al-Libi, is one of the first “jihadis” who came to Syria in 2011, and is one of the few jihadis known by their full name among the citizens, where he participated in many battles in Aleppo countryside, Aleppo city, al-Raqqah battle, clashes in countryside of Homs, Rif Dimashq, al-Qalamoun, Latakia and Kasab against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them since 2014, and he fights without a faction or banner with a group of fighters with him.