HTS arrests 24 people in search for killers of investigator
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, the General Security Apparatus of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) raided the village of Arab Saeed in western Idlib and arrested 24 people, including former members of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), following the killing of an HTS security official a day earlier.
An official from the General Security Apparatus was killed and another was abducted by unknown assailants on Tuesday night, pushing the HTS to deploy in the area in search for the killers.
According to local sources, the General Security Apparatus arrested 24 individuals in Arab Saeed, including three former fighters of SNA’s Ahrar al-Sham.
On Tuesday night, Obada al-Hassoun, one of the General Security Apparatus investigators in Idlib, was killed by unidentified attackers in the same village.
This is not the first time an HTS member is killed. On Saturday, a senior security official was killed similarly in western Idlib, prompting the extremist group to arrest dozens of people.
The source indicated that the General Security Apparatus remains on high alert in search of the unknown assailants targeting its members and patrols in western Idlib, with the campaign expected to continue in the coming days in various areas in Idlib countryside.