Government shelling kills SNA leader in Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – Syrian government forces killed on Saturday evening a leader of Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, known as Syrian National Army (SNA), with a guided missile in Afrin countryside, north of Aleppo.
The targeting took place close to the village of Kabbashin, south of Afrin which led to the killing of the leader and the injury of his companion.
Afrin has been under the occupation of Turkey since March 2018 following the so-called “Olive Branch” military operation.
An exclusive source told North Press that the leader of the Sham Legion, Ferzat al-Hussein, known as Abu Abdo, was killed, and his companion was wounded.
Al-Hussein hails from the village of Sheikh Idris in the countryside of Saraqib, east of Idlib.
He and his group defected from the Ahrar al-Sham faction then he joined Sham Legion due to disagreement between two leaders, according to the source.
The areas in the de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria continue to witness daily exchange of bombardment between the SNA factions and the government forces, despite being part of the ceasefire agreement signed between Russia and Turkey in March 2020, which stipulates a halt of military action in Idlib.