Turkish-backed militant and two children wounded by IED explosion in Syria’s Idlib
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, a militant belonging to the Turkish-backed armed opposition groups, along with two of his children, were wounded by an explosive device (IED) planted by unidentified people in his car in Hamama village south of Idlib.
A local source living in the village told North Press that an IED exploded in a Santa Fe car, seriously injuring the driver and two of his children.
He added that the driver is an IDP from the village of Mara’aiyan in the southern countryside of Idlib, and is a militant in one of the Turkish-backed armed opposition group in the de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria.
The agreement signed between Russia and Turkey in 2017 and its additional protocol in March 2020 provide for the cessation of military operations in Idlib Governorate and the surrounding areas, though mutual clashes and bombardments continue.
The de-escalation zone in Idlib in areas held by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front), has been witnessing security chaos amid HTS’s inability to impose security and stability in the governorate.
Days ago, unknown gunmen assassinated two members of HTS inside one of its headquarters in the Arba’in Mountain area, south of Idlib, in the second attack of its kind in two weeks.
Most of Idlib governorate is held by HTS, in addition to other groups that are fighting alongside them.