The infighting broke out on Tuesday after al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
(HTS) occupied vast territories held by The HTS reportedly initiated the fighting after NFL-affiliated Nour al-Din al-Zenki snuffies killed five of members of the Takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed...
group.
Clashes have now spread to Idlib and Hama provinces amid reports that other rival holy warrior factions, including the so-called Free Syrian Army
... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund...
which is backed by
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire....
, are joining the fighting.
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), known to be sympathetic to holy warrior groups in Syria, confirmed the report but put the corpse count at around 100.
Al-Mayadeen attributed the high corpse count to ambushes and prisoner executions by the warring sides. It said nearly 20 civilians, including three children, have also been killed in the skirmishes.
Videos have emerged showing some of the rival terrorist groups' casualties and captives.