HTS continues offensive against areas of rebel-held northwest, ‘cutting off’ and seizing nearly a dozen towns from factional rivals
AMMAN: Hardline Islamist fighters from Hay’at Tahrir a-Sham seized nearly a dozen towns and villages from rival Syrian opposition factions in the country’s northwest Tuesday morning, as inter-factional clashes continue to tip the balance of power across the rebel-held region for a second week.