Infighting between Turkish-backed factions leaves casualties, wounded in Syria’s Afrin
ALEPPO NORTHERN COUNTRYSIDE, Syria (North Press) – On Saturday, two militants of Ahrar al-Sham faction were killed and another was wounded in an infighting with al-Hamza Davison in two villages of Jinderis district in the countryside of Afrin north of Aleppo.
The Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sham faction and al-Hamza Division are operating in areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo.
An eyewitness told North Press that intense clashes took place between the two opposition factions in two villages that administratively follow Jinderis district.
Two members of Ahrar al-Sham faction were killed and another one was wounded.
To date, the clashes are still ongoing. One military convoy of the Military Police faction in Afrin city intervened to break out the conflict, the eyewitness added.
On January 5, an infighting erupted between militants of two factions affiliated with Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sham, in the countryside of Afrin killing a leader and his companion and wounded others.
The city of Afrin and its villages, northern Syria, have been controlled by Turkish forces and the affiliated factions since March 2018.
Since then, the region has been witnessing ongoing security chaos accompanied by infighting among militants of the Turkish-backed factions, arrests, and kidnappings amid the factions’ disability to settle the security and spread safety.