The Ahrar al-Sham militant group announced that it had joined Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) and its allies in their military effort aimed on capturing the Syrian government-controlled city of Hama.
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The beginning of an attack,within the ‘Echo Of Al-Sham’ military operation,against Assad’s militias in the countryside of #Hama— Ahrar Al-Sham inter (@ahrar_alsham_en) March 28, 2017
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The beginning of ‘Echo of Al-Sham’ military operations in the northwest countryside of #Hama pic.twitter.com/c5UBhK8k9l— Ahrar Al-Sham inter (@ahrar_alsham_en) March 28, 2017
Ahrar al-Sham is the most powerful “opposition” group which is involved in the Turkish Euphrates Shield Operation in northern Syria.
This is another confirmation of Ankara’s changed attitude towards the Syrian conflcit. Experts beleive that the Erdogan government has resumed its efforts to overthrow the Assad government and to set up a puppet regime in Syria. (more here)
Ahrar al-Sham militants are deploying to northern Hama:
