As residents flee the region, #HTS deploys its militants on #Idlib's northern border, northwest #Syria, in coordination with #Turkey. https://t.co/1LNvLcRtqS
— NORTH PRESS AGENCY - ENGLISH (@NPA_English) January 15, 2023
| It’s not the first time Al Nusra and Turkey have coordinated efforts. |
...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) deployed about 150 of its holy warriors on Idlib’s northwestern border with
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
in coordination with
"Over the past few days, 150 HTS holy warriors were assigned to 22 border observation posts, starting from Zurzur all the way to Atma, in northern Idlib, and to Harem, in northwestern Idlib," an HTS source told North Press.
"This deployment is only the first phase and will be followed by more in the vicinity of Atma in order to prevent any attempted entry into
"This move by HTS was carried out in coordination with
According to the source, despite the high costs of smuggling, residents are continuing to enter Turkey due to the prevailing security chaos and poor living conditions in HTS-held areas.
The source stressed that these steps are the first of their kind, and reflect the extent of Turkey’s dependence on HTS in implementing its projects in the region.