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Fighting erupts between two SNA factions in Syria’s Afrin
Idle hands are the Devil’s playground. [NPASyria] Fighting erupted on Thursday evening between two factions of the An exclusive source told North Press that fierce festivities took place between Harakat Ahrar al-Sham ...a Syria jihadi group made up of Islamists and salafists, not that there's that much difference, formed into a brigade. They make up the main element of the Islamic Front but they don't profess adoration of al-Qaeda and they've been fighting (mainly for survival) against the Islamic State. Their leadership was wiped out at a single blow by a suicide kaboom at a crowded basement meeting in September, 2014... and Ahrar al-Sham al-Qate’ al-Sharqi in al-Ashrafiyah neighborhood, eastern Afrin. The festivities led to the injury of a murderous Moslem, and a state of panic prevailed in the neighborhood. The SNA-held areas live in a state of security chaos represented in repeated infighting and murders, amid the factions’ inability to it under control. Afrin has been under the occupation of  ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...and the SNA factions since 2018 following a military operation dubbed "Olive Branch" against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) under the pretext of preserving Turkey’s national security. The operation caused the displacement of about 300,000 of the original inhabitants of the Kurds of Afrin who have been taking shelter in 42 villages and five camps in Aleppo northern countryside, locally known as Shahba region, since then. Related: Afrin: 2023-07-18 Turkey’s SNA factions cut down dozens of trees in Syria’s Afrin Afrin: 2023-07-13 Turkish-backed SNA militant wounded in IED explosion in Syria’s al-Bab Afrin: 2023-07-12 Turkey deports 200 Syrians to SNA-held areas in north Syria Posted by: trailing wife 2023-07-22 |
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