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Late on February 3, three militants of the Turkish-backed Northern Brigade were killed when a mysterious explosion rocked their vehicle as it was passing near the town of Jarabulus in the northern countryside of Aleppo.
The three militants were identified as Mohammed Mustafa, Abdul Karim Alloush and Abdul Basit Nassif. According to Syrian opposition activists, Mustafa was the head of the Northern Brigade’s operation room.
عاجل – #جرابلس
انفجا.ر سيارة عسكرية للجيش الوطني تقل قياديين عسكريين من الجيش الوطني قرب مدينة جرابلس pic.twitter.com/3sAOTW1Mwi
— سليلُ الأمويين.. غ (@lVcDFCcmmKZjBQM) February 3, 2022
مقتل عدة اشخاص جراء انفجار سيارة عسكرية للواء الشمال تقل عسكريين قرب مدينة جرابلس شرق حلب. pic.twitter.com/dgeqfIwjWN
— خالد الشيخ يوسف khalid (@khalid_sh_yusuf) February 3, 2022
While most sources contributed the explosion in the militants’ vehicle to a heavy improvised explosive device, some speculated that the vehicle was targeted with an anti-tank guided missile fired by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
مقتل ثلاث قادة للمسلحين من تنظيم ما يسمى “غرفة عزم ” التابعة للاحتلال التركي بقرية بير مغار قرب جرابلس بريف حلب الشمالي جراء استهدافهم بعبوة ناسفة وهم :
1 محمد مصطفى
2 عبد الكريم العلوش
3 عبد الباسط ناصيف pic.twitter.com/a4Afukictp— ملك السلطنه (@jamlyyyyy_) February 4, 2022
Turkish forces and the SDF have been exchanging blows in northern and northeastern Syria for the last few days. More than a dozen on both sides were killed.
On February 4, the Turkish military and its proxies shelled the SDF-held towns of Mara’naz, Shawargha and al-Irshadiyah in the northern countryside of Aleppo. Casualties and material losses were reported.
The situation in northern and northeastern Syria could deteriorate even further in the upcoming few weeks, especially that Turkey appears to be planning to escalate.
three less SHAMES for mankind, MERDolfgan chihuahuas acting per genocidals invaders. GOOD NEWS!
menseninin ananisikim orospucocu U^ｪ^U (´(ｪ)｀）ʕ ꈍᴥꈍʔʕ·ᴥ·ʔʕ º ᴥ ºʔ(´・(oo)・｀)
Abdul Basit Nassif appears to be wearing a Saudi fatigue jacket??