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2018-10-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Aleppo: Syrian Army strikes jihadis near Turkish post, Al Nusra squabbles with former friends, 32 kaboomed in Turkish-linked town


Syrian Army strikes jihadist rebels near Turkish observation post

[AlMasdar] (12:00 A.M.) Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unleashed a flurry of missiles and artillery shells towards the jihadist-held Rashiddeen 4 and 5 areas of southwest Aleppo after the latter attacked several neighborhoods in west Aleppo.

According to a military source in Aleppo city, the Syrian Army struck several jihadist sites near the Turkish military’s observation post in the southwestern countryside of the province.

The source added that the Syrian Army is still striking the Rashiddeen 4 and 5 area in retaliation for their attack on the Al-Hamdaniyah and New Aleppo districts.

The jihadist attack on the neighborhoods of west Aleppo tonight wounded at least a half dozen civilians, who are now seeking treatment for their injuries at a nearby hospital.

Jihadist civil war breaks out in west Aleppo as HTS seizing town from Zinki

[AlMasdar] (7:00 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels in west Aleppo are engaged in an all out war after Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham
carried out a powerful attack against their former allies from Harakat Nouriddeen al-Zinki.

In a sudden move, HTS stormed Zinki’s positions inside the west Aleppo town of Mirznaz, resulting in the complete expulsion of their former ally from the area.

During the clashes, the military commander of the Atareb Martyrs Brigade, ‘Abdullah Ramah, was reportedly killed by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham before they took over the entire town.

Furthermore, HTS activists reported that more than ten Free Syrian Army
... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund...
(FSA) and Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki fighters killed and one of their armored vehicles was captured.

There are reports from west Aleppo now that indicate Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki has sent reinforcements to the area in order to storm Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions.

Blast kills five, injures dozens in Syria's Azaz

[PRESSTV] At least five people were killed and 27 were injured after a blast rocked the northwestern town of Azaz
...about 20 miles NNW of Aleppo city, Azaz hosts the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army, which is keeping a wary eye out for YPG intrusions...
on Saturday.

Fire and large plumes of smoke could be seen engulfing a car park after an explosive device reportedly detonated near a structure containing fuel, causing a fire, as shown in footage filmed on Saturday.

The explosion occurred amid renewed clashes between militant groups near a planned demilitarization zone.

Syria Rebels, Jihadists Clash near Planned Idlib Buffer
More on yesterday's story about Friday’s clash.
[AnNahar] Fighting erupted on Friday between Turkey-backed rebels and jihadist hardliners in northwest Syria, a monitor and a resident said, near a planned demilitarisation zone.

The buffer zone, agreed last month between rebel backer Ankara and government ally Moscow, is meant to separate regime fighters from the myriad rebel and jihadist forces of the Idlib region.

On Friday, just days away from the deadline to establish the zone, clashes erupted between rival rebels and jihadists.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said fighting first began between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led by former Al-Qaeda fighters, and Nour al-Din Al-Zinki in the town of Kafr Halab.

HTS had reportedly been trying to arrest a local commander present in the town on the western edge of Aleppo province, near the administrative border with Idlib province.

"Zinki sent reinforcements to the area, and the clashes expanded to several areas and the National Liberation Front joined in," said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.

The NLF is the main Turkey-backed rebel alliance in the Idlib region, but jihadist heavyweight HTS holds most of the province.

"The clashes are near where the buffer zone is supposed to be established and are the biggest since the deal was announced last month," said Abdel Rahman.

The Britain-based Observatory said HTS had taken two towns, including Kafr Halab. At least three civilians, one HTS member, and two NLF fighters were killed, the monitor said.

"We woke up at 4:00am to the sound of gunfire from an HTS convoy," a resident of Kafr Halab told AFP.

"They started hitting civilian homes, and a child was killed," said the resident, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Russia and Turkey agreed last month to set up a U-shaped demilitarisation zone ringing Idlib that would be free of both heavy weapons and jihadists.

The NLF has cautiously welcomed the deal but HTS has yet to endorse it. Many of the agreement's details, including where exactly the zone would fall, remain murky.
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