Dozens of residents of the "Euphrates Shield" and "Olive Branch" areas, northeast of Aleppo province, went out on Sunday in demonstrations in several towns and villages, expressing their refusal the control of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham" (formerly known as Nusra Front) on several towns in the region, following bloody clashes with opposition factions.
Local sources told Zaman al-Wasl that the people of the towns of "Al-Bab, Azaz, Marea, Jarablus, Al-Ra'i, and Soran went out SUnday evening in massive demonstrations and cut off several roads at the entrances to those cities and towns, in protest of the preparation of a convoy by Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) to a convoy. military parade to enter those areas.
The protesters expressed their absolute rejection of HTS entering their areas, and called for a general mobilization in the region against "Tahrir al-Sham", calling for the expansion of the protests in the cities of "Al-Bab" and "Afrin", northeast of Aleppo Governorate.
On Saturday, the people and activists of Azaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo prevented a parade of "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham" from entering the city, after standing in the face of the column and blocking roads by firing tires, expressing their refusal to enter the area.
Meanwhile, a local relief group documented the toll of violations committed against civilians due to the rebel infighting that took place in the northern and eastern countryside of Aleppo over the past days.
The Syria Response Coordinators Team confirmed that at least 5 civilians were killed and 38 civilians were injured, most of them women and children, while the area witnessed the displacement of 1,600 families from the camps and more than 1,200 other families inside cities and towns as a result of the clashes.
Also, 11 camps were targeted in the northern region, as a result of the clashes and indiscriminate targeting, which caused damage to more than 58 tents, between partial and complete damage.
The team warned all parties against the re-targeting of civilians, especially in camps, because they are classified as war crimes, in addition to the inability of civilians in general and camp residents in particular to move from one place to another.
The response group called on all humanitarian organizations working in the area to return to work in various areas, restore humanitarian operations to civilians, and work to compensate for the damage caused by the recent events in the camps for the displaced, most notably the rehabilitation of shelters for families who lost their tents.
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