Unprecedented Infighting between Rival Terror Groups in Syria’s Idlib
DAMASCUS (Tasnim) – Fierce infighting between the Takfiri group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, and other rival militant groups operating in Syria, including Ahrar al-Sham is raging on in the northwestern province of Idlib.
According to Tasnim dispatches, deadly clashes between al-Nusra Front terrorists and Ahrar al-Sham militants have erupted in Idlib with reports suggesting they are exchanging fire using heavy and medium weapons.
On Monday, al-Nusra terrorists continued to pound the positions of the rival militant groups, destroying their arms depots.
In response, Ahrar al-Sham militants targeted al-Nusra positions with mortar rounds, inflicting major losses on them.
Rival terrorist groups’ ringleaders have vainly called on al-Nusra Front to stop shelling their positions and instead forge a united front against Syrian troops.
Major Takfiri groups fighting in Syria are fractured more than anytime as they are struggling to close ranks in the face of army advances on various fronts.
The rift between them is getting deeper as the army has made major advances in its military campaign against the militants, retaking several areas across the Arab country, including the strategic city of Aleppo.
Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist groups, including Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL), currently controlling parts of it.
According to a report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research, the conflict has claimed the lives of over 470,000 people, injured 1.9 million others, and displaced nearly half of the country’s pre-war population of about 23 million within or beyond its borders.
