(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two rebel groups clashed early Sunday near Bab al-Salama border crossing with Turkey after a week of handing over the crossing to the opposition government.
Al-Shamiya Front has accused Sultan Murad Brigade of attacking its convoy in al-Hamran district in the northern countryside of Aleppo despite its withdrawal from the crossing a week ago and abiding by the opposition demands.
The Turkish-backed rebel groups urged Sultan Murad Brigade to end the tension with al-Shamiya.
Shifting the management of the strategic crossing to the opposition comes as Turkey seeks to expel hardline rebels from northern Syria along the border after the collapse of the Islamic State.
The Interim Government formed in September a Defense Ministry including 44 moderate armed factions, saying the step was to build Syria’s national army.
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