US plans in Syria’s Idlib foiled

Idlib’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has announced that it will disband itself, foiling U.S. plans for the invasion of the north Syrian province under the pretext that the opposition group is aligned with al-Qaida terrorists in Syria.

Control in Syria’s Idlib will be relinquished to a soon-to-be-established civilian administration as work begins to form a local council and hand over security tasks in the province to a newly-established police force.

Idlib, which shares a 130-kilometer border with Turkey, is home to 2.9 million civilians after the province’s population swelled as internally displaced Syrians sought refuge there.

Heeding Turkey’s calls to establish civilian rule, HTS commander Abu Jaber has announced in a communique published today, that the group is disbanding itself and "is prepared to take the necessary steps to ensure the well-being of Idlib and Syria as a whole."

In the communique, Abu Jaber declared that "for the Syrian revolution, which began in 2011, to reach its goals, the infighting must end." He goes on to declare the establishment of a new civilian administration, and the unification of all opposition groups under joint command, adding that that a police force will also be established to provide security in the region.

In his statement, HTS commander Abu Jaber noted that all opposition forces in Idlib, central Aleppo, Hama, Deraa and rural Latakia are viewed as al-Qaida by the international community, adding that Russia and the U.S. want to sabotage the Syrian revolution, and that their talk of a political solution and peace are "nothing but a trap."

"The HTS, which is made up of over 10 opposition groups, has been declared a terrorist group despite the fact that its sovereign forces reflect the vision of the Syrian revolution, in their eyes, all Muslims are terrorists," continued Abu Jaber, "God willing, we will all unite for the independence of Idlib, Syria and the Syrian people," he concluded.

Commander Riyad al-Assaad, who founded the FSA, is mediating meetings being held to return stability to Idlib amid plans for intervention in the province under different pretexts by several players such as the U.S., Assad, PKK, Russia and Iran.

Important steps have been taken in the ongoing meetings, according to reports, as the fate of the hundreds of thousands of civilians who sought refuge in Idlib topped the meetings’ agenda, with all sides agreeing to make concessions for Syria’s future and the region’s stability.

The U.S. administration, which had entered Syria under the pretext of Daesh, stated that it will withdraw from the war-torn country after Daesh is defeated, however, instead it sent over 4,000 troops to PKK-occupied regions and established military bases.

The U.S. also continues to cover all of the PKK’s terror operations under the name of "democratic action," which only points to the U.S. being the mastermind behind all of the ploys employed by PKK terrorists on the ground.