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In an unusual development, two officials of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) were assassinated in the northern Syrian town of al-Bab in two separate attacks.
On February 17, Mohamed al-Sedawi, was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) that was planted under his vehicle blew up. The assassination took place near the mosque of Fatimah al-Zahra.
Al-Sedawi, also known as “Abu Khaled al-Sedawi,” was the public relation official of Jaysh al-Islam, one of the main factions of the SNA.
#الباب
مقتل عضو مكتب العلاقات بالفيلق الثالث “ابو خالد الصيداوي” جراء انفجا.ر عبو.ة بسيارته في مدينة الباب pic.twitter.com/v6p2ElYBXN— إدلب بوست – Idlib post (@Idlib_post) February 17, 2022
#بالصور
انفجار عبوة ناسفة موضوعة داخل عربة مسؤول في فصائل المعارضة الموالية لتركيا، في مدينة الباب، بريف #حلب الشرقي.#الباب– سمير عوض – #نورث_برس pic.twitter.com/Mlg4pFFrmC— North Press Agency – عربية (@NPA_Arabic) February 17, 2022
The next day, February 18, the second official, Fadi al-Khatib “Abu Hussien,” was killed in an identical IED attack that took place in the town center of al-Bab.
Al-Khatib, just like al-Sedawi, worked as a public relation official for a key faction of the SNA, the Suqour al-Sham Brigades.
#عاجل || #الباب
اغتيال مرتزق التابعة للحتلال التركي القيادي فادي “ابو حسين ” بواسطة تفجير عبوة ناسفة بسيارته في مدينة الباب pic.twitter.com/lF8B0ix6TE— دلكش رسول / Dalgash Rasoul (@DalgashRasoul5) February 18, 2022
مقتل فادي أبو حسين مسؤول العلاقات العامة في فصيل صقور الشام جراء انفجار عبوة ناسفة بسيارة وسط مدينة #الباب
شرقي #حلب pic.twitter.com/BDfXdygsG7— #الاعلامي _سامي _الحلبي (@iHHDYROQMHnphnS) February 18, 2022
No group has claimed responsibility for either of the assassinations, yet. ISIS and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces remain the two main suspects. Both sides carried out assassinations in Turkish-occupied areas in Syria in the past.
The two assassinations highlight the fragile security situation in all Syrian areas occupied by the Turkish military and its proxies.
