A day after the liberation of the city of Idlib northwest Syria, General Commander of Ahrar al-Sham Islamic movement called on rebels to make Islam’s interest the highest one among all they have as well to be modest, denying any intention to establish an Islamic emirate .
In a patriotic statement posted online. Hashim al-Sheikh (Abu Jaber) praised the bravery of Fatah Army's fighters who achieved a strategic victory in Idlib for the first time in Syria's civil war.
Abu Jaber asked people of the city to cooperate with rebels, assuring that there is no intention to create an Islamic emirate or a colonelcy.
The top commander, also, has warned the Syrian regime from targeting Idlib, saying the retaliation will be by attacking the neighboring Shiite villages.
The alliance includes al Qaeda's Nusra Front, the hardline Ahrar al-Sham movement and Jund al-Aqsa, but not Islamic State, their rival. They launched the offensive to capture Idlib city on Tuesday.
By taking Idlib, capital of a northwestern province of the same name, hardline Islamist insurgents now control a second province after Raqqa, the stronghold of the Islamic State group which has been the target of U.S.-led air strikes.
Syria's four-year-old war has killed more than 220,000 people and forced millions out of their homes.
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