HTS leader wounded in Syria’s Aleppo countryside
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Saturday, unknown assailants targeted a figurehead close to the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front), Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, west of Aleppo, northern Syria.
Private sources told North Press that an explosive device planted by unidentified persons exploded in the car of the commander close to the leader of HTS who is known as Abu Hussein and works with the escort group of al-Jolani.
She added that the explosion, which occurred near the village of al-Tawameh, west of Aleppo, wounded the leader, and he was transferred to one of the medical points in the area.
Syrian opposition-controlled areas in northwestern Syria witness frequent explosions amid the groups’ inability to control security, according to the residents.
The area is also witnessing disputes between the Turkish-backed armed opposition groups, after HTS launched arrests among other groups’ militant in the region.