According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the fighters have been foreigners from the Islamist group Ansar al-Tawhid.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the principle Islamist faction which led the rebellion that toppled President Assad on Dec. 8, stated international fighters had been detained over the incident, BBC reported.
Another video footage following the incident confirmed a spiritual chief from the ruling HTS holding up a cross in signal of solidarity and promising the gang that tree can be restored by morning.
The protests come a bit over two weeks because the toppling of Assad’s authorities on Dec. 8.
European leaders have welcomed the top of Assad’s regime as a “constructive improvement” for Syria and vowed to work along with the brand new management to guard the rights of Syrians and stop terrorism from rising within the space.
