Syria Today – SNA Factions Withdraw from Aleppo; Russia Repatriates 34 Children
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
October 17, 2023
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A military source of the HTS told North Press that 100 HTS militants were assigned to 16 border observation posts.
Russia says attacks are planned to be launched from the mountainous area in Ubin, according to North Press.
Syrians say the military-style design fits with the authoritarian tendencies of HTS, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The HTS has been trying to distance itself from al-Qaeda, according to Athr Press.
Shelling by Syrian government forces of a fuel depot in the opposition-held Idleb region killed three civilians, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Enab Baladi reports about the enrolment campaigns and training courses of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
The HTS-run Watad Petroleum Company has priced fuel in USD instead of the usual Turkish lira, as the latter depreciates against the greenback, according to North Press.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s financial offshoot, Namaa company, is worth 10 million US dollars, writes Iqtissad.
As the value of the Syrian pound continues to fall, families are worried that they will soon no-longer be able to afford food for their families reports Asharq Al-Awsat.
Recent clashes between the National Liberation Front and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have left two civilians dead and a number wounded writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Many of the prisoners held in the jail were from rival group or ideologically opposed to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham writes Zaman Al Wasl.
There is already a lack of food, water and medical supplies. An assault by the government would exacerbate the situation to critical levels writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed
Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham arrested 13 people they accused of seeking a reconciliation deal with the regime reports Zaman Al Wasl
In response to the attacks, doctors and medical staff have gone on strike and threatened to stop all medical services writes Souriatna
Displaced Syrians based in Lebanon’s border camps must leave for opposition-controlled Idleb under a resettlement agreement between HTS and Hezbollah
Statement calls on rebel group to withdraw from territory it has taken during a week of deadly fighting with rival rebels in the Damascus countryside, opposition website reports
Infighting between Islamist rebel groups in the countryside of Damascus drags on as Assad forces capitalize on the weakening of opposition fronts to make further gains, opposition outlet Enab Baladi writes
Large numbers of rebel fighters who were evacuated from the Damascus countryside over the last seven months have joined other groups to establish new positions in the Idleb and Hama countrysides
