Turkish-backed rebel commander assassinated in southern Idlib

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – A Turkish-backed rebel commander was assassinated in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, today, opposition activists reported from northwest Syria.

According to the reports, ‘Abdel-Hamid Al-‘Izzo was killed on Friday when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate.

The military commander was assassinated while traveling along the Deir Sharqi-‘Ayn Quria Road in southern Idlib.

‘Izzo was the military commander of the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (Jabhat Al-Wataniyah Al-Tahrir) before he was assassinated on Friday.