Islam Alloush said Nusra's fighters had moved to the neighboring Yarmouk refugee camp, leaving their checkpoints and bases to Islam Army temporarily, he added.
People of Babila, Yalda and Beit Sahem suburbs went to the street last week protesting against Nusra Front's practices and abuses, chanting slogans of support for local rebels in their fight again al-Qaeda's Syria wing.
An agreement reached last Sunday between the Nusra Front and Sham al-Rasoul brigade in suburbs of Babila and Beit Sahm after mediation of Islam Army that ended two days of fierce infighting killed dozens of fighters and civilians.
Walid al-Agha, head of Babila's local coordination, told Zaman al-Wasl Nusra was obliged to withdraw as Sham al-Rasoul surrounded its bases.
Babila’s local council, in statement posted online Wednesday, said fighters of Nusra Front are our brothers but our main issue is with the ‘corrupted gang’ that claims affiliation to Nusra in the southern suburbs.
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