Bloody fight left dozens of deaths and wounded | Field execution of foreign jihadists members by HTS in Jabal al-Turkuman
After fighting between HTS on one side and Jond al-Sham and Jond Allah that include Turkish and Azerbaijani Jihadists and other independent groups of Eastern European nationalities on the other in west Idlib, Jabal al-Turkuman in north Latakkia.
According to a swap prisoners deal between the two sides, the jihadist groups have to withdraw from Jabal al-Turkuman to unknown destination till the moment. Some sources said the HTS has implemented field execution of some members of the independent groups during their presence in their frontlines in Jabal al-Turkuman during the fighting that ended yesterday with killing 26 members of the anti-HTS Jihadist groups of non-Syrian nationalities, most of which are from the former Soviet Union, Chechnya, Azerbaijan and Turkey in addition to the murder of eight members of the HTS.
Yesterday, Jabal al- Turkuman in north Latakkia countryside had been witnessing alarming cautious after three days of fighting that caused dozens of wounded and deaths based on a new deal under mediation of Jihadist personalities between HTS on one side and a group of Jond Allah on the other that included Turkey and Azerbaijan.
It is worth noting that the deal stipulated prisoners swap provided that a group of Jon Allah would withdraw from Jabal al-Turkuman in the past few hours and days, but till the moment, no one knew about the destination of the fighters.
Yesterday, clashes escorted with heavy weapons continued violently at the frontlines of Jabal al-Turkuman in north Latakkia countryside between Jond al-Sham and Jond Allah groups that include Turkish and Azerbaijani Jihadists and other independent groups of Eastern Europe on one side and HTS on the other.
Such escalations have grown in light of the military operation that was carried out by the HTS to uproot the combating organizations and to polish its image before the International society after taking off the garment of al-Qaeda. The operation was conducted based on orders of the Turkish intelligence and in light of the Turkish promises for the Russian side.
According to SOHR, the ongoing clashes for 72 hours and that coincided with intensive attacks on Jabal al-Turkman have caused severe casualties where 26 members of the HTS-backed Jihadist organizations have been killed, most of which are non-Syrians and most of them are from the former Soviet Union, Chechnya, Azerbaijan and Turkey and eight members of the HTS were killed also in addition to fall of dozens of the two sides and the death toll is expected to rise.
A day earlier, SOHR activists reported that HTS fighters captured Abu Aref hill in Jabal al-Turkman, after they had kicked out “Jund Allah” jihadi group.
On the other hand, HTS fighters captured three Chechen jihadists who refused to depart with the group of Muslim al-Shishani who reached deal with HTS, after mediation by the Turkistan Islamic Party.