Reports say large numbers of gang members in Idlib are being settled in Afrin by the Turkish state. Many ISIS members have been transported to Afrin from Idlib, Hama and northern rural areas of Latakia.
Clashes broke out today in Afrin’s Ashrafiyah neighborhood between ISIS gangs and Turkish state allied gang groups. 2 ISIS members and 3 Turkish state allied gang members were killed in the clashes. Several gang members are wounded on both sides.
Some of the ISIS members have crossed into Idlib from Deir ez-Zor and then were moved to Afrin.
Meanwhile the Turkish state has reportedly set up surveillance devices and cameras in many spots in Afrin center.