Turkey-Backed Senior Militant Commander Surrenders to Syrian Army

TEHRAN (defapress)- A notorious commander of Ankara-backed militants in Afrin region in Northwestern Aleppo surrendered to the Syrian Army on Sunday.

News ID: 74228

Date: 09 December 2018 - 16:03

A high-ranking commander of Mohammad al-Fateh, affiliated to the Turkey-backed Free Army, surrendered to the Damascus army forces after defecting his group in occupied Afrin region.

The defected militant was also one of the security commanders of Suleiman Shah Brigade, and has called for government amnesty.

Debates and tensions have been widening among Ankara-backed militants in occupied regions in Aleppo province.

Hawar news reported last week that the Kurdish militia blasted a military vehicle of Ankara-backed Firqa al-Hamzah militants in Afrin on a road between the center of the town and the village of Basoutah in Shirawa, killing 4 terrorists and severely wounding 2 others.

They also targeted a vehicle of al-Shamiyah Front terrorist group in the village of Koubleh near Afrin, destroying the car and killing one militant inside.

Meantime, the Kurds' operations against Faylaq al-Sham terrorists on the road linking Borj Heidar in Shirawa region killed two militants.

Also, field sources in Afrin reported that heavy clashes erupted between the Kurds and Turkey-backed militants in the village of al-Malekiyah near Afrin after the former attempted to infiltrate into the latter group's positions and was targeted.

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