“Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants have completely taken control of the areas in the south and west of Afrin,” Rudaw media reported, citing a source in Afrin, noting that “Jabhat Tahrir ash-Sham militants have taken control of the south and the west of Afrin, and this life is suspended. It is in Afrin that there are fears that the HTS militants will attack the city”, explaining that “the militants of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have taken control of the Jandris area, south of Afrin, and that the Turkish-linked militants are retreating, and the HTS is in control their positions.”

“Turkish-linked armed groups are retreating without protection, and the city of Genderes has been surrendered without a fight,” the Rudaw network reported, citing local sources. The Hawar news agency, citing sources in Afrin, reported that “several people, including children, were killed and injured in ongoing clashes between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and mercenaries of the so-called “national army” associated with the occupation of the Turkish occupiers.

And the agency indicated that “the clashes between the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham mercenaries, led by Abu Muhammad al-Julani, and the mercenaries of the Turkish Occupation National Army continue in the vicinity of the city center. Afrin and the villages of the Shirawa district, after the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham mercenaries advanced towards the city of Afrin.