...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) were reported killed and injured in festivities on Saturday between the two parties in Jabal al-Akrad in north Latakia, northwestern Syria.
A military source told North Press, "Militants of Othman bin Affan Brigade attacked this morning a headquarters of the government forces on the outskirts of Talat al-Burkan in Jabal al-Akrad, north of Latakia city."
Militants of HTS infiltrated into posts of the government forces, sparking festivities that led to 10 deaths and injuries of the Syrian government forces and three injuries of HTS Death Eaters, according to the source.
Such acts are common occurrences by HTS forces of Evil in the countryside of Idlib, Aleppo and Latakia, and usually leave deaths and injuries among warring parties.