More than a week of inter-rebel fighting in Syria's Turkish-held north has killed 58 people, mostly combatants -- a flareup that has allowed Al Qaeda-linked fighters to gain ground, a war monitor said. The clashes since October 8, in a volatile area near the Turkish border, have been among the deadliest in years, killing 48 rebel fighters and 10 civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Among the 48 combatants killed, 28 were members of the Hayat Tahrir al Sham alliance (HTS), which is led by Al Qaeda's former Syria affiliate, according to the Britain-based war monitor, which relies on a wide network of sources inside Syria. - AFP
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