Clashes renew between rebels and al-Qaeda affiliate to control border crossing with Turkey

Fierce clashes erupted early today near Turkish crossing border between rebels and al-Qaeda affiliate group at the first day of Muslims 'Adhha' Eid, sources told Zaman Alwasl.

Norht Storm, rebel brigade who oppose the ISIS jihadists were collected their forces at the Bab al-Salameh border crossing but the State of Iraq and Al-Sham seemingly wanted to control the crossing after capturing to border town of Azaz week ago.

 Turkish Authorities reopened Bab al-Salameh border crossing from its side only 3 days ago after being shuttered according the conflict over Azaz town between al-Qaeda affiliate The State of Iraq and al-Sham and the north storm.

Meantime, activists reportedly called on all fighting groups in the contry side of Aleppo to unit to confront he imminent offensive by Assad forces on Sefira city.

The border crossing long used to supply the rebel movement and heightened tensions between rebels who seek the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad and extremists who want to erase Syria’s borders and establish a transnational Islamic state.

 Turkey has kept the crossing closed since Sept. 19 because of security concerns, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official said according to NYtimes.

The rise of ISIS in rebel-held areas in northern and eastern Syria has posed a problem for the broader rebel movement. While many insurgents are deeply Islamist themselves, their focus remains on toppling Mr. Assad, and they accuse ISIS of prioritizing its own jihadist agenda over the fight against the president. But the rebels hesitate to confront ISIS, saying their resources are already stretched by fighting the government.