Militant group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham have commented on a photo showing the group’s leader posing with an American journalist, reports Alsouria Net. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) issued a statement regarding a photo of its leader, Abu Mohammad al-Julani with American journalist, Martin Smith, in Idleb, a few days ago.

A batch of officers and other military personnel have been demobilized by the Ministry of Defense, reports Al-Watan. On Monday, the Ministry of Defense started implementing a decision to dismiss a batch of reserve officers, class officers, and reserve personnel.

No human casualties despite heavy shelling by Syrian government forces against opposition groups in northwestern Syria, writes North Press. Syrian government forces shelled posts of opposition groups in Idleb, northwestern Syria, on Thursday.