![Turkish-backed Syrian rebels walk as they hold their weapons in the town of Tadef in Aleppo Governorate, Syria January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EUKRPTFGSKHYGK7BMHHCKGXPYA.jpg?smart=true&auth=e8e87fc602c9d40b9008d646ac6f01e94fb19e515b92a958456329c2d9400e3b&width=400&height=225)
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in the town of Tadef in Aleppo. Reuters
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in the town of Tadef in Aleppo. Reuters
Eyeing greater bargaining power, Tahrir Al Sham seizes wider slices of Syria’s north
The group are wiping out rivals and taking areas of strategic interest to Turkey and Bashar Al Assad's government
Hashem Osseiran
07 January, 2019