Masked men attempt to arrest prominent weapon specialist in Idlib city, while activists accused HTS of being behind the attempt

Masked men attempt to arrest prominent weapon specialist in Idlib city, while activists accused HTS of being behind the attempt

Idlib province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:

Reliable sources have informed SOHR that masked members attempted to arrest a member in the opposition factions, who specializes in “TOW missiles” using, in city center of Idlib. The member showed resistance during the arrest, while masked men shot him injuring his foot.

Furthermore, activists have accused members of HTS security forces of attempting to arrest him. However, the Syrian Observatory has not yet verified the accusations.

The member is considered to be the most proficient in using “TOW missiles”, where dozens of Syrian regime tanks were destroyed by him, and he is known as “Abu Al-TOW”.

SOHR sources reported this morning that an explosion rocked Ain Al-Bardeh area of rural Jisr al-Shughour, west of Idlib city, caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion targeting the car of a leader in HTS, killing him instantly.