Hayat Tahrir al-Sham shuts down arms stores across Idlib
The Syrian Salvation Government in Idlib issued a decision to shut down all weapons stores in the areas under its control as a result of accidental shootings and explosions taking place inside these stores.
IDLIB, Syria — The Interior Ministry of the Syrian Salvation Government affiliated with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) issued Jan. 25 a decision to close all weapons stores in the areas under HTS control.
The decision stated, “In light of the recurrent explosions in some arms stores, which caused the death of many Syrians in the liberated areas, the Salvation Government decided to close down all stores selling and buying arms in the liberated areas. The stores’ licenses will be suspended and they will have until mid-February to completely close their doors and be emptied of any goods.”
After the deadline, the Interior Ministry will inspect the stores to ensure the implementation of the decision. Violators of the decision would be referred to the judiciary, their goods confiscated and their stores permanently closed.
The Criminal Security Department of the Interior Ministry will be following up on the implementation of the decision and will withdraw and suspend the license issued by the ministry for shops violating the decision.
