BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 P.M.) - The jihadist rebels of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham launched a surprise attack in the Al-Zahra'a Association Quarter of Aleppo city last night, a military source told Al-Masdar News.

According to the source, Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham attempted to surprise the Syrian Arab Army troops near the Great Prophet Mosque in Al-Zahra'a, but they were spotted by the government forces before they could infiltrate their positions.

The source added that the Syrian Army opened fire on the jihadist rebels with their mounted machine guns, inflicting heavy losses in the ranks of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham overnight.

In response to this infiltration attempt, the Syrian Army unleashed a flurry of artillery shells and surface-to-surface missiles towards the jihadist-held Layramoun and Kafr Hamra suburbs in northwest Aleppo.

Since this fierce confrontation last night, no intense clashes have been reported between the two parties, despite increased tensions over this latest attack by the jihadist rebels.

However, the jihadist rebels did not stop there, they also launched an attack on the two Shiite towns of Al-Zahra'a and Nubl in northern Aleppo this morning.

This attack by the jihadist rebels on Al-Zahra'a and Nubl marked the first time this year that they have targeted these Shiite towns.

 

 

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