Idlib Governorate clashes (October 2021)
| Idlib and Latakia clashes (Oct 2021) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham |
 Jund Allah Junud al-Sham Jund al-Islam[1]Unaffiliated foreign jihadists[1] | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Abu Mohammad al-Julani |
Muslim al-Shishani Mahr al-Dein | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
9 killed[3] 1 killed |
26 killed 3 captured[3] Several foreign jihadists executed | ||||||||
The Idlib Governorate clashes (October 2021) were a series of violent clashes between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and several rival jihadist factions operating in the Idlib and Latakia governorates. The clashes began after HTS demanded that the jihadist leader Muslim al-Shishani should stand trial after they accused him and his group of sheltering members of the Islamic State.[1][4]
Clashes[edit]
On October 25, clashes began in and around Jisr al-Shugur and the Turkmen Mountains after forces of HTS attacked the headquarters of the Junud al-Sham faction, following a refusal to stand some of their members on trial as part of an internal security operation by HTS.[2] The clashes soon also involved Jund Allah (a group of mostly Turkish and Azeri jihadists), Jund al-Islam, and unaffiliated foreign jihadists.[1]
On October 26, after hours of fighting, forces of HTS had taken Abu Aref hill in the Turkmen mountains from Jund Allah, killing 7 members of the faction. 4 members of HTS were also killed during the fighting. Under mediation of the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria, HTS had secured a deal with two rival factions where they agreed to leave the Turkmen Mountains, however some members of the factions refused and continued fighting. Later, HTS forces captured 3 Chechen jihadists that had refused to abide by the deal. The deal also secured the transfer of prisoners.[5][6]
On October 27, heavy clashes were reported between Jund Allah and HTS on the frontlines of the Turkmen Mountains, Latakia.[7]
On October 28, HTS arrested two men after storming the village of Deir Hassan, for their part in a demonstration against the fighting in Latakia.[8]
On October 29, it was reported that following the deal between HTS and Jund Allah, HTS had executed several foreign members of jihadist groups on the frontlines in the Turkmen Mountains.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Clashes escalate in Latakia countryside : HTS captures hill where "Jund Allah" group stationed and arrests jihadists in Jabal al-Turkman". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Factions on fire : Al-Julani attacks posts of Abu Muslim al-Shishani and Turkish Jihadists in Jiser al-Sho'our and Jabal al-Turkoman". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Turkish promises for Russian side : HTS kills above 25 jihadists of foreign nationalities in military raid on Jabal al-Turkman". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Factional growing clashes : Factions of HTS, Turkish Jihadists and Abu Muslim al-Shishani clashes caused casualties in Idlib and Latakkia countryside". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Turkistan-mediated deal : Clashes resumes between HTS and groups including non-Syrian Jihadists". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Clashes on Latakia hills between HTS and the "Soldiers of God" unit continue. 1 heavy machine gun (23mm or 14.5 mm) belonging to such small unit got destroyed and one of its members has been apparently captured". liveuamap.com. 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Violent clashes between Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and Jund Allah faction on several axes and points in Jabal al-Turkman in the northern countryside of Lattakia". liveuamap.com. 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Participating in anti-fighting sit-in : HTS arrests two men from border camp with Liwaa Eskandron". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Bloody fight left dozens of deaths and wounded : Field execution of foreign jihadists members by HTS in Jabal al-Turkuman". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 29 October 2021.