Over 1,200 Terrorists Killed, Wounded in Infighting in Northern Syria
Tahrir al-Sham and Syria’s Tahrir Front engaged in clashes in the villages of Ahsam, Mar’ayan, Tarmala, al-Faqi’e and Karsa’ah and the town of Ahsam in Southern Idlib on Thursday.
Based on reports, Syria’s Tahrir Front gained control of the villages of al-Faqi’e, Tarmala, Karsa’ah and Ma’arat al-Sin as well as Tal Ja’afar region near Khan Sheikhoun in Southern Idlib.
The Arabic-language Enab al-Baladi news website affiliated to dissidents reported on Wednesday that during infighting among militants in Idlib and Aleppo provinces since February 20, over 700 militants of the two groups have been killed and 500 others wounded.
Also, 300 Tahrir al-Sham militants and 200 gunmen of Syria’s Tahrir Front have been held captive by the other side.
Field sources had reported on Wednesday that more than 100 militants were killed in clashes between Tahrir al-Sham Hay’at and Syria’s Tahrir Front in Aleppo and Idlib provinces in recent days.
The sources said that Tahrir al-Sham and Syria’s Tahrir Front continued their clashes in the villages of Ajel and al-Sa’adiyeh in Western Aleppo.
In the meantime, the two rival terrorist groups exchanged heavy fire near Tal Aas and its nearby regions in Southern Idlib, the sources added.
Heavy infighting among terrorists in Southern Idlib has cut off a road connecting Khan Sheikhoun and al-Habit regions, the sources went on to say.
They further said that over 100 gunmen have been killed and tens of others wounded in clashes among militants in the province of Aleppo and Idlib since Sunday.