(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 15 rebel fighters killed as the infighting between Al-Shamiya Front and Sultan Murad alliance has spread to the most of FSA-held areas in northern Aleppo province, local activists said Sunday.
The clashes erupted over seizing Bab al-Salama border crossing with Turkey that used to be under al-Shamiya control before handing it over to the opposition's Interim Government last week.
Sultan Murad group has opposed al-Shamiya step as the key unit in Turkish-backed Euphrates Shield seeks to control the port of cargo trucks coming from Azaz towards the city of Manbij.
The clashes spread to the towns of al-Bab, Qabbasyin, Turkman Barreh and Oun, leaving dozens wounded.
Al-Shamiya Front on Sunday has accused Sultan Murad of attacking its convoy in al-Hamran district in the northern countryside of Aleppo.
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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