...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...(HTS — formerly 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) executed, during the past 72 hours, its own military personnel, including a Libyan national, in northwest Syria. They were detained for about a year and a half, on charges of spying for foreign intelligence.
An exclusive source told North Press that one of the executed people is Abu Huthaifa al-Lebi who used to lead Inghimasi Brigade between 2017 and 2020, however he was arrested last year after quitting his job.
The HTS also executed Abu Naser al-Kurdi, one of its former Death Eaters, in the central prison, in the west of Idlib governorate, northwest Syria, the source added.
Since June 18, areas under the control of the HTS in northwest Syria, have witnessed the greatest security campaign since July 2017 when the group seized the region.
HTS storms outpost of SNA’s Ahrar al-Sham in northern Idlib
[NPASyria] Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stormed on Wednesday an outpost of Ahrar al-Sham, a faction affiliated with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), in northern Idlib, and arrested five militants.
A source reported to North Press that the HTS stormed the outpost of Abu Ubayda al-Hamawi, affiliated with Ahrar al-Sham, in an area known as the camps of al-Bardighli, northern Idlib.
The operation resulted in arresting five militants including a group leader on charges of being involved in carrying out attacks against HTS’ outposts in the regions.
The source indicated that the arrestees were transferred to Base 106 in Sarmada town, northern Idlib, to be investigated. In response, the Ahrar al-Sham faction declared a state of alert and urged Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to release the arrested individuals.
HTS arrests teachers over holding mixed-sex education in Idlib
[NPASyria] Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front) stormed on Thursday six houses of teachers over holding mixed-sex education sessions for middle school students, the thing which is considered a "taboo" for the group.
A local source informed North Press that the Salvation Government, HTS political wing, received information from the Ministry of Education that six teachers including a female held mixed-sex education sessions for the middle school students.
The storming campaign included the neighborhoods of al-Qusour, Wadi al-Nassim, Dabbit, and al-Thalatheen, as the convicted teachers were transferred to HTS-affiliated Base 107 to be investigated.
On August 7, the HTS Salvation Government imposed the Sharia dress and sex segregation on school students in the city of Idlib.
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