HTS prepares camp to recruit minors in Syria’s Idlib
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front) has begun preparing a training camp for minors under the age of 18, to prepare “Cubs of the Caliphate”.
A military source affiliated with the HTS told North Press that the camp is located near the village of al-Qaysiyeh, southwest of Idlib.
The work will be completed before the end of April, with a capacity to initially receive 200 minors, with a training staff, the source added.
The source indicated that the focus will be on Sharia courses for a period of two months and one month for training on weapons.
The HTS, founded in 2017, controls the city of Idlib using its Salvation Government as a political and administrative umbrella since