Jihadists advance against rebels in northern Syria: monitor 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseJihadists gained ground Friday from rebels in Syria’s last major opposition bastion after four days of clashes that have killed more than 100 fighters, a war monitor said. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a jihadist-led alliance, seized more than 20 towns and villages from rival rebels in the northern province of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Fighting flared on Tuesday in the northern province of Aleppo before expanding to the neighboring provinces of Idlib and Hama in the following days. That brings the overall death toll to 61 HTS fighters, 58 rebels, and 10 civilians in four days, it said.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 05, 2019 01:37 UTC