HTS hands over foreign militants to Turkish Intelligence in Syria’s Idlib
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – formerly al-Nusra Front) handed over on Tuesday an Iraqi and another Iranian militants, to the Turkish Intelligence through Bab al-Hawa border crossing in northern Idlib Governorate, northwest Syria.
An exclusive source informed North Press that the HTS handed over the Iraqi leader Abu al-Laith al-Anbari, who has been detained in the city of Idlib since June 2022.
“They also handed over the Iranian militant Abu Ishaq al-Irani, who used to be a militant in al-Nusra Front, through Bab al-Hawa crossing,” the source added.
The source indicated that al-Anbari was a former leader in al-Qaeda and had defected from al-Nusra Front after internal conflicts. Meanwhile, the Iranian militant served as a military trainer for militants of a faction of al-Nusra Front.
It is worth noting that the General Security Service
(GSS), affiliated with the HTS, has previously handed over dozens of foreign leaders affiliated with al-Qaeda and dozens of foreign fighters who joined factions present in northwestern Syria to the Turkish Intelligence through the Bab al-Hawa crossing.