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Rival Islamist militias call temporary truce in northwest Syria after smashing each other senseless for 6 weeks
[ALMASDARNEWS] Rival Islamist militias Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (Al-Qaeda affiliate; better known by its former name, al-Nusra...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... Front) and Jabhat Tahrir Souriya have called a temporary truce after six weeks of very violent infighting across northwest Syria. The first-step ceasefire was announced for 6:00 P.M. this (Sunday) afternoon ‐ it is not known if an indefinite time period exists for the initial halt in hostilities. Talks between delegations from the warring rebel groups are to begin immediately; here each side will state their terms and conditions for lasting peace. It should be noted that this is not the first time a temporary truce has been called (the last one failing after two days). Over the last month and a half, Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham and Jabhat Tahrir Souriya have gutted each others’ ranks amid back and forth battles across rebel-held areas of Idlib and Aleppo provinces. To this effect, hundreds of fighters have been killed and hundreds more maimed again; tens of armored vehicles and trucks have also been destroyed. Posted by: Fred 2018-04-02 |
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