HTS arrests media activist in Syria’s Idlib

IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – formerly al-Nusra Front) arrested a media activist in Idlib, northwest Syria.

“Members of the HTS Security Department arrested the media activist, Khaled Hessino, who worked as a correspondent for a local news agency,” local source said. 

The HTS members raided the place where Hessino was, near the village of Kafr Lossin, north Idlib, on the Syrian-Turkish border, according to the sources.

The HTS said that its members arrested Hessino for a “security case,” while some activists accused the HTS of adopting the method of the gangs.

Reporting by Bara’ al-Shami