The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Dramatic development | Four ISIS members blow themselves up after being encircled by HTS in northern Idlib

SOHR activists have documented the death of three members of Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham and the injury of others in fierce clashes between HTS and an ISIS cell in Tal’ada area in northern Idlib, near the administrative border with west Aleppo countryside. According to SOHR sources, four members of the ISIS cell blew themselves up, after being encircled in a house in the area. Moreover, two other members of ISIS cells were also killed in the same clashes which erupted in the early hours of Saturday morning.

 

SOHR sources reported earlier this afternoon ongoing clashes in Tal’ada area in northern Idlib, near the administrative border with west Aleppo countryside, between Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham and an armed group believed to be members of an ISIS cell. Meanwhile, SOHR sources reported hearing a loud explosion in the area, believed to be caused when a member of the ISIS cell blew himself up with an explosive vest. The ongoing clashes left casualties on both sides, while HTS cordoned off the surrounding areas.