Casualties among Tahrir al-Sham due to attack in Syria’s Idlib

IDLIB (North Press) – A member of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) was killed and another was wounded on Sunday, due to attack by unknown individuals in the western countryside of Idlib, northwest Syria.

The firing took place on a security checkpoint of the HTS in Jisr al-Shughur region, west Idlib, local source told North Press.

The attack resulted in the killing of a member and the injury of another amid a security alert state among the HTS members in the area and on M4 Highway, the source added.  

In a related context, a security investigator was killed on Saturday, in Jisr al-Shughur due to firing by unknown persons.

Idlib governorate witnesses several explosions and assassinations of HTS leaders and members where ISIS sleeper cells are accused of carrying out.

Reporting by Samir Awad