Increase in Jihadist attacks in Syria as Turkey courts Assad
Syrian jihadi groups are increasing their attacks on Syrian army outposts, as tripartite meetings between Russia, Turkey and Syria hint at a potential rapprochement deal to end the decade-long war.
Jamaat al-Tawhid, an affiliate of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a designated terrorist group by the US and United Nations, confirmed to have raided several Syrian army posts on Wednesday.
The attacks were carried out in northwestern Syria, close to the border with Turkey.
According to Reuters, the group used heavy weapons that resulted in casualties. The Syrian army, in parallel, said that it repulsed the attacks, killing and injuring 12 attackers.
Ahrar al-Sham, another Jihadist group, has also been carrying out its own operations against the Syrian army, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
