During its inauguration conference Aug. 28, the Arab Bakara tribe announced the establishment of a Shura Council in Syria’s northwestern city of Idlib, which is under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
On Aug. 30, the Lebanese Al-Modon newspaper quoted a source from the Bakara tribe as saying, “HTS sponsored the tribe’s conference, which was attended by representatives of HTS and its salvation government, in addition to several sheikhs and dignitaries from the Council of Syrian Tribes and Clans. Sheikh Youssef Arbash was elected as head of the Shura Council, along with two deputies — Asaad Issa al-Sheikh and Asaad al-Ali.”
