Tahrir al-Sham has blocked men, specially the youth, at the gates to Abu al-Dhohour corridor in an apparent move to use the civlian population as a shield against an impending major assault by the Syrian army.
Tahrir al-Sham has also seized vehicles of the residents to prevent their possible riding escape to government-controlled regions.
People in Idlib had been calling on the army to set up a safe corridor for them to leave the terrorist-held regions.
The Syrian and Russian force managed to open Abu al-Dhohour passageway on Monday to ease evacuation of the people.
In the meantime, terrorists failed on Saturday to evacuate people from regions near the positions of the Syrian Army in Aleppo province to settle them in regions deep in the militant-held territories to prevent the spread of the growing public support for the army and implementation of a reconciliation plan in Northwestern Syria.
Tahrir al-Sham Hay’at gave a two-day ultimatum to the residents of the villages of Jazraya, al-Othmaniyeh, Howeir al-Eis, Zamar, Jadida Talafaj, Banes, Tal Bajer and Barnah near the positions of the army forces to leave their region.
Tahrir al-Sham has declared the villages near army positions as military zone to prevent people from joining the peace agreement.
Villagers defied the call, stating to Tahrir al-Sham through their local councils that they will never leave their home.
Tahrir al-Sham has recently arrested a number of people, accusing them of promoting the army’s peace plan.