DAILY MAIL | Published December 1, 2029
A Syrian rebel leader may have been killed in a Russian airstrike on a terrorist hideout after his forces seized Aleppo in a shock offensive, local media has reported.
Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the current commander-in-chief of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Shamgroup, is understood to have been inside the building at the time of the attack.
Syrian newspaper Al-Watan reported that a tight security cordon has reportedly been place around the organisation’s headquarters – but whether Al-Julani’s has been killed or not is yet to be confirmed.
The terrorist is one of the most prominent leaders of the armed factions that have been engaged in battles with the Syrian army and he has a £7.9m bounty on his head.
It comes after President Assad’s forces warned in a statement on Saturday that they had redeployed and were planning a counterattack.
Meanwhile, Israel is said to be preparing for a scenario where it would need to act if the situation deteriorates.
Intelligence chiefs have reportedly told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘the collapse of the Assad regime would likely create chaos in which military threats against Israel would develop.’
Al Qaeda-linked rebels advanced south towards Damascus on Saturday, a day after they captured Aleppo with little resistance from government troops.
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SOURCE: www.dailymail.co.uk
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Illustrative image of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader, Abu Mohammad al-Julani.
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THE JERUSALEM POST | Published December 1, 2029
HTS has led the attack in recent days against the Assad Regime, during which significant parts of Aleppo were captured.
The leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Abu Mohammad al-Julani, may have been killed in a Russian airstrike, according to Sunday morning Arab media reports, and pictures claiming to show his body have been circulating on social media.
HTS led the attack in recent days against the Assad Regime, during which significant parts of Aleppo were captured.
On Sunday, Russian media reported that the Russian defense ministry stated its air force had conducted strikes on Syrian rebels in support of the Syrian army.
The strikes targeted “militant concentrations, command posts, depots, and artillery positions” in Aleppo and Idlib provinces, the Russian state-run Russian Centre for the Reconciliation of the Enemy Parties in Syria stated.
HTS, a US-designated terror group, was formed in 2017 as a result of the reorganizations of several Syrian jihadist groups.
Who is al-Julani?
Al-Julani has been the group’s political and military leader since its formation and has conducted efforts to convince Western observers that his organization does not pose a threat to the West.
Assad’s regime had held Aleppo since 2016, when Russian-backed Syrian forces claimed victory over the rebels in the area.
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SOURCE: www.m.jpost.com
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