Fateh

Authored by Nauman Sadiq vioa OrientalReview.org,

According to a recent report by CBC Canada, al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, which was formerly known as al-Nusra Front and then Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS) since July 2016, has been removed from the terror watch-lists of the US and Canada after it merged with fighters from Zenki Brigade and hardline jihadists from Ahrar al-Sham and rebranded itself as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in January this year.

According to CNN Turk, a shooting has been reported at a restaurant in the Fatih district of Istanbul, According to initial reports 3 persons have been injured in the shooting.

Images from shooting scene in Fateh, #Istanbul; 3 persons injured; reports claims shooting is personal conflict, not terrorism#Turkey pic.twitter.com/H7UhQAqYsV

— Mhamad Kleit (@kleitm) January 4, 2017