(Zaman Al Wasl)- The militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has extended its control on the town of Kafr Takharim in northern Idlib province on Wednesday, following a 'surrender’ deal with rival jihadist group, accoridng to Zaman al-Wasl sources.
Fighters of the former al-Qaeda group have advanced into the gates of Kafr Takharim, threatening to storm the town as discords mount with Local ‘Shura Council’.
The handwritten agreement stated that the HTS will control all military and security headquarters inside the town and to get the wanted people.
Syria's former al-Qaeda affiliate is controlling Idlib region, which is home to some three million people, including many displaced by the eight-year war.
Eight years of war in Syria have killed 560,000 people and driven half the pre-war population of 22 million from their homes, including more than 6 million as refugees to neighbouring countries.
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