Is HTS reining in or expanding jihadist network in Idlib?
Ansar al-Tawhid recently attacked a Russian operations room in the south of Idlib governate, killing and injuring several soldiers on the site, raising questions about the group’s identity and affiliations.
![1231119770 Smoke billows following reported shelling by government forces on the northwestern Syrian town of Barah, in the rebel held Idlib province on February 12, 2021. (Photo by Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP) (Photo by ABDULAZIZ KETAZ/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2021/02/GettyImages-1231119770.jpg/GettyImages-1231119770.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=De02bL_v)
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