HTS foreign fighter assassinated in Syria’s Idlib
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Friday, unknown individuals assassinated an Uzbek fighter in the town of Armanaz in the countryside of Idlib, northwest Syria, which is controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly known as al-Nusra Front).
Local sources from the region told North Press that unknown individuals ambushed the Uzbek fighter Abu Mujahid al-Muhajir in Armanaz northwest of Idlib, where they shot him, killing him instantly.
The area witnessed security alert by the General Security Service of the HTS after the incident.
The sources believed that the assassination was part of the assassinations carried out by HTS of the foreign fighters who have left its ranks.
On May 1, HTS transferred four foreign detainees, one of whom is of French nationality, from Prison 107 in Idlib city to the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey in northern Idlib, in preparation for handing them over to Turkish intelligence.
This operation is the fifth of its kind in 2023. HTS’ prisons contain dozens of foreign militants whom Ankara wishes to receive, without knowing the purpose behind it.
The HTS, founded in 2017, controls the city of Idlib and the western countryside of Aleppo, using the Salvation Government as a political and administrative umbrella since.