Massive blast rocks Qaeda base in Syria’s Idlib

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:25 P.M.) – A huge explosion ripped through the western outskirts of Idlib city, killing and injuring scores of militants and causing substantial destruction.

The explosion, according to local sources, hit a former factory currently used as a military base by the Syrian al-Qaeda offshoot; Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.

While some report spoke about a car bomb attack, HTS media said the facility was hit by a missile without giving any further details.

Given the significance of the base and the intensity of explosion, it is estimated that scores of jihadists, including top commanders, were killed.

Hasan Khat | AMNb