The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Disputes over revenue-sharing | Ten members of Al-Hamza Division killed and wounded in Al-Bab countryside, east of Aleppo

Aleppo province: SOHR sources have reported the killing of the commander of Turkish-backed Al-Hamza Division and the injury of eight other members following clashes that broke out among the faction members in Tafrea village in Al-Bab countryside, east of Aleppo yesterday evening.

The clashes have erupted after disagreements over smuggled goods revenue-sharing in the area near the frontlines with regime forces and lasted until late at night.

It is worth noting that armed groups of Al-Hamza division are involved in the smuggling of people and goods from and into regime-held areas in Wadi Al-Joaa area in Al-Tafraa village, where the armed groups clashed.

Yesterday, Reliable SOHR sources reported that a member of Al-Hamza Division died of wounds he sustained following clashes with other members of the same faction this evening in Al-Tafri’a village in the countryside of Al-Bab city in eastern Aleppo.

According to SOHR sources, violent clashes erupted after disagreements over smuggled goods revenue-sharing.