Locals in Idlib Town of Maraat al-Numan Confront Armed Islamist Rebels

There were remarkable scenes in the rebel-held town of Maraat al-Numan, Idlib, on June 9, as locals gathered in protest in front of a group of fighters from the Sunni Islamist rebel group Tahrir al-Sham, calling on them to leave the town.Fighters with Tahrir al-Sham, who were confronted by the angry crowd, fired towards them, wounding two people, according to local media.A woman at the protest who speaks in the video says Tahrir al-Sham arrested one of her sons and killed another.The protest came in response to an outbreak of violence in the town between rival rebel groups the previous day. Tahrir al-Sham, in response to what it claimed was the targeting of its fighters, attacked the headquarters of the Free Syrian Army-affiliated Brigade 13, killing an officer and four fighters.