Ongoing security chaos | Tribal and family armed clashes in Aleppo countryside
Aleppo province: SOHR activists have reported that violent clashes have erupted between Luwaa al-Shamal on one side and al-Jabha al-Shamiyah on the other this evening, in al-Balikha village in the countryside of Akhtrin city in the northern Aleppo countryside.
According to SOHR sources, members of Liwaa al-Shamal attempted to storm the house of an al-Jabha al-Shamiyah member, causing eruption of violent clashes with heavy and medium weapons between both factions. However, no casualties have been reported yet.
On the other hand, family clashes have erupted this evening between “al-Hassan” family and “Hamoud” family in Anab village in Afrin countryside in northern Aleppo. However, the extent of casualties hasn’t been reported yet.
These developments came in light of the security chaos and inflation in Turkish forces and Turkish-backed factions-held areas.
Earlier today, SOHR sources reported that an armed fight erupted between Sultan Murad and Malak Shah factions in Sharran district in Afrin countryside in the north-western countryside of Aleppo. According to SOHR sources, heavy machineguns were used during the clashes which followed disagreements between the two Turkish-backed factions over revenue-sharing of looted olive. Meanwhile, the indiscriminate gunshots caused damage to civilians’ houses.
On October 12, a girl was shot in her leg when she tried to prevent her attempted kidnap by a leader of al-Jabaha al-Shamiyah whose name is “Y.B” yesterday in Afrin. The girl was later transferred to Afrin Military Hospital, but reasons behind the accident remained unknown