Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict

Al-Qaeda in Syria clashes with rebels, seizes weapons

Al-Qaeda fighters and allied jihadists clashed with a rebel faction overnight in northwestern Syria after storming its weapons depot, the group and a monitor said on March 13.

In tweets posted in the morning on March 13, Division 13 said it had failed to push back an attack by al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, al-Nusra Front, and allied faction Jund al-Aqsa.

Turkey welcomes fall of key city in Syria's north

Turkish officials have expressed their satisfaction at the seizure of the northern Syrian city of Idlib by opposition forces, stressing that the Ankara-supported Free Syrian Army (FSA) was part of the winning side.

The coalition that seized Idlib city on March 28 was composed of the al-Nusra Front, the official Syrian affiliate of al-Qaeda, as well as several Islamist factions. 

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