Fighting erupts between two SNA factions in Syria’s Afrin
AFRIN, Syria (North Press) – Fighting erupted on Thursday evening between two factions of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) in the city of Afrin in northwest Syria.
An exclusive source told North Press that fierce clashes took place between Harakat Ahrar al-Sham and Ahrar al-Sham al-Qate’ al-Sharqi in al-Ashrafiyah neighborhood, eastern Afrin.
The clashes led to the injury of a militant, and a state of panic prevailed in the neighborhood.
The SNA-held areas live in a state of security chaos represented in repeated infighting and murders, amid the factions’ inability to it under control.
Afrin has been under the occupation of Turkey and the SNA factions since 2018 following a military operation dubbed “Olive Branch” against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) under the pretext of preserving Turkey’s national security.
The operation caused the displacement of about 300,000 of the original inhabitants of the Kurds of Afrin who have been taking shelter in 42 villages and five camps in Aleppo northern countryside, locally known as Shahba region, since then.