Syria: HTS partly withdraws from Afrin, leaves allies behind
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) withdrew some of its fighters from the Afrin area after Turkey, which backs the Syrian National Army (SNA) militia , imposed a deadline on the group to do so
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Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) withdrew some of its fighters from the Afrin area after Turkey, which backs the Syrian National Army (SNA) militia , imposed a deadline on the group to do so
After Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the jihadi faction that runs the northwestern province of Idlib, moved into Afrin, Turkey stands to gain.
Amid Ankara’s overtures to Damascus, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham — the radical group controlling Idlib — has seized Afrin and is seeking a deal to expand its control further into territories held by factions allied with Turkey.
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The jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria has dispatched its fighters from greater Idlib eastward, taking full control of Afrin city and at least 26 towns and villages to its southwest, most without a fight. This has placed many of its jihadist opponents back under HTS's control. The dynamics of northwestern Syria are shifting, and the consequences look likely to be extremely significant.