Credible sources report that at least 10 Islamic State militants, including Bilal Shawash, Abu Zarr al-Tunisi and some Egyptians, have defected from the Islamic State (IS) to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS). The group arrived in Idlib on 5 December 2016.

 

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