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2017-07-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Bloodbath ensues as massive inter-jihadist violence sweeps Idlib, Hama
[ALMASDARNEWS] Full-scale war has broken out between a number of major Idlib-based murderous Moslem factions. Opposition media is indicating that the forces involved are seizing entire townships from each other throughout Idlib and Hama, even going so far as to use heavy weapons (i.e. tanks) to do so.

According to preliminary reports, the main belligerents appear to be the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group, the 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...
Islamist coalition and the Free Syrian Army
... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund...
(FSA). The latter two groups have united against the former.

Earlier today, HTS attacked an Ahrar al-Sham base in the Armanaz area of northern Idlib with a vehicle borne improvised bomb (VBIED). The blast from the boom-mobile is said to have resulted in the death of three Ahrar al-Sham fighters and two civilians; furthermore, another 15 people were maimed of which at least five were Ahrar al-Sham murderous Moslems.

Bomb attacks aside, the warring factions have also engaged in seizing towns and villages from one another.

Reports say that Ahrar al-Sham took over the town of Qalat al-Madiq in the al-Ghab Plain region after forcing all HTS fighters to withdraw or face certain death. Moreover, Ahrar al-Sham also kicked HTS out of several towns and villages in the Shahshabo Mountain area of northern Hama.

Ahrar al-Sham is currently storming HTS bases at the town of Harem in northern Idlib. The two groups are also exchanging fire in the town of Salqin where both have bases. The engagement has thus far left 16 people dead, most of which are Ahrar al-Sham fighters.

HTS has for its part also delivered some heavy blows to Ahrar al-Sham.

Posted by Fred 2017-07-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top
 File under: Ahrar al-Sham (Salafists) 

#1 Popcorn, get ya popcorn here!
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#2 Islam is the Religion of Peace. Everyone knows that.

Yeah?
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#3 John McCain couldn't be reached for comment.
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