A violent explosion at the outskirts of Aleppo city leaves at least 9 members of Hayaat Tahrir Al-Sham dead

Idlib Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the SOHR learned that a violent explosion rocked Idlib city and it turned out to be caused by the explosion of one of the vehicles of Hayaat Tahrir Al-Sham carrying ammunition next to Al-Mal’ab Al-Baladi area at the northwestern countryside of Idlib city. Reliable sources confirmed to the SOHR that the vehicle blew up near an oil tank, setting fire to the area and resulting in the death of at least 9 members of Tahrir Al-Sham. The SOHR learned from reliable sources that the explosion occurred while reconnaissance planes were hovering in the skies of Idlib city. Whether the explosion was caused by warplanes targeting the vehicle or as a result of a bomb planted in the vehicle is still unknown. In addition, unknown gunmen assassinated a local security commander in Hayaat Tahrir Al-Sham on the road between Harza and Deir Hassan in the northern countryside of Idlib.