(Zaman Al Wasl)- Senior rebel commander on Tuesday was killed and 12 more people were wounded in an explosive device attack in northern city of al-Bab after three days since 12 Turkish-backed rebel factions agreed to end infighting.
Sultan Murad Division said on its official Twitter account that the attack on its base had killed Abu Hilal al-Homs, the military commander, with his comrade Abu Omar al-Nimer.
Yet, no rebel group claimed the responsibility for the attack.
Last Saturday, key rebel groups in al-Bab ended five days of infighting, signing a deal regulates using of weapons and demands rebels to evacuate military bases in the former ISIS stronghold.
It was not clear what triggered the armed clashes between rival rebel groups last Sunday who hold sway in the city since it was seized last February from Islamic State militants.
The heavy clashes left several dead and scores injured, another rebel source said.
Rebel infighting has been a major weakness of the revolt against Bashar al Assad's rule since its earliest days, with rebel factions divided by both ideology and local power struggles.
Turkey sent warplanes, tanks and artillery into Syria last year in support of the Arab Sunni rebels, an operation dubbed "Euphrates Shield" which was aimed at driving both Islamic State and Kurdish militia forces away from its border. (With Reuters)
Sultan Murad Division said on its official Twitter account that the attack on its base had killed Abu Hilal al-Homs, the military commander, with his comrade Abu Omar al-Nimer.
Yet, no rebel group claimed the responsibility for the attack.
Last Saturday, key rebel groups in al-Bab ended five days of infighting, signing a deal regulates using of weapons and demands rebels to evacuate military bases in the former ISIS stronghold.
It was not clear what triggered the armed clashes between rival rebel groups last Sunday who hold sway in the city since it was seized last February from Islamic State militants.
The heavy clashes left several dead and scores injured, another rebel source said.
Rebel infighting has been a major weakness of the revolt against Bashar al Assad's rule since its earliest days, with rebel factions divided by both ideology and local power struggles.
Turkey sent warplanes, tanks and artillery into Syria last year in support of the Arab Sunni rebels, an operation dubbed "Euphrates Shield" which was aimed at driving both Islamic State and Kurdish militia forces away from its border. (With Reuters)
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