REPORTS: JABHAT AL-NUSRA WITHDRAWS FROM TOWNS AHEAD OF CESSATION
MESOP : THE SO CALLED CEASEFIRE SYRIA & REACTIONS
Reports are circulating that the jihadists of Jabhat al-Nusra are evacuating fighters from towns in northern Aleppo Province, denying Russia, the Assad regime, and even the US from a pretext to attack. Abu Salah, a civilian judge, spoke of withdrawal from Sarmada, “Nusra decided to evacuate its fighters from the town to avoid providing the West with an excuse to attack the Syrian people under the pretext of fighting Al Qaeda.”The jihadists have also reportedly pulled out of al-Bara, Jebel al-Zawiyeh, and Maarat Misrin. www.mesop.de