[NPASyria] An officer of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else
 ...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...
(HTS) was shot by unidentified button men in Jisr al-Shughur, in western Idlib, this afternoon, 24 hours after the liquidation of an HTS security official by unknown attackers operating under the name of Saraya Dir’ al-Thawra.
A source confirmed to North Press that the button men targeted Abu Jabir al-Deiri, the officer in charge of HTS patrols in Jisr al-Shughour, while he was in his military vehicle, which resulted in his injury with varying degrees of severity.
After taking the injured to Jisr al-Shughur hospital, the HTS’ General Security Apparatus cordoned off the site and began inspecting identities and vehicles.
On Friday, a top HTS security official named Ibrahim Mahmoud al-Ali, known as Abu Sahib Sarmin, was killed by unknown button men carrying the banner of Saraya Dir’ al-Thawra.
HTS arrests dozens in camps in Syria’s Idlib
[NPASyria] Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – formerly al-Nusra Front) arrested on Saturday at dawn dozens of people living in camps in al-Roj Plain area, west of Idlib Governorate, northwestern Syria, following the killing of one of its security bigshots on Friday.
An exclusive source told North Press that the HTS’ general security apparatus arrested 37 individuals in camps in the al-Roj Plain.
Ibrahim Muhammad al-Ali, aka Abu Suhaib Sarmada, a security official from HTS, was killed near the camps. The assailants have not been identified so far.
A banner with the words "Revolutionary Shield Brigade" was laid next to the body of Sarmada. The Revolutionary Shield Brigade is not well known in the region.
The region continues to experience high military alert and intensive HTS patrols.
48 arrested by HTS in search for killer of top official
[NPASyria] The number of detainees has risen to 48, including women, on Saturday, as a result of a security campaign launched by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the Sahl al-Rouj (al-Rouj plain) in western Idlib, following the liquidation of a top security official of the HTS.On Friday, a top HTS security official named Ibrahim Mahmoud al-Ali, known as Abu Sahib Sarmin, was killed by unknown button men carrying the banner of a group called Saraya Dir’ al-Thawra.
A source told North Press that the campaign, which started early on Saturday, has so far resulted in the arrest of 48 people, including five women, on charges of participating in security operations against the HTS in Sahl al-Rouj.
The source indicated that the security campaign will continue until the cell that targeted the official is found, amid fears of using the incident as a pretext to carry out "Dire Revenge arrests."
Earlier today, an HTS officer was shot at and maimed by unidentified button men in Jisr al-Shughur, in western Idlib.
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