...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) arrested on Wednesday 11 turbans of Sham Legion (Faylaq al-Sham), a faction affiliated with the
In response, Sham Legion condemned the arrest in a statement.
Military sources linked to Sham Legion told North Press that HTS attacked posts of Sham Legion on contact lines with Syrian government forces in Zawiya Mountain in southern Idlib and arrested several of its krazed killers.
HTS arrested 11 turbans of Sham Legion presented in guard posts on contact lines near the town of al-Bara in Zawiya Mountain, the sources added.
The arrest happened due to disagreements over smuggling operations in the region.
The source noted that HTS turbans surrounded the region, pushed out turbans of other factions, and seized their weapons and gear.
They also assaulted several turbans of the Sham Legion affiliated with the National Front for Liberation, a
Sham Legion released a statement condemning HTS’ actions and accusing them of assaulting, beating, and arresting its krazed killers, seizing their weapons, and taking control of their posts in southern Idlib.