Islamists Rebels Continue Battling Each Other In Idlib

July 21 2017

Syria

The fighting between rival Islamist rebels in Idlib province, in Syria's northwest, has intensified, reports Agence France-Presse.

Earlier in the week, clashes began between Tahrir al-Sham, which includes Al-Qaida's former affiliate Nusra Front, and Ahrar al-Sham, considered a more moderate group.

The fighting intensified overnight, spreading to the Bab al-Hawa border crossing near Turkey, said the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Friday.

That area,...

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