One group affiliated with al Qaeda to seize the southern Syrian city on the border with Turkey after the overthrow of the moderate group of Islamic fighters , activists said Thursday.
Fall of Atma city , a crossing point for weapons and fighters of Syria , indicating the occurrence of chaos in between some insurgent groups .
Some of these groups are now playing a smaller role on the battlefield facing the forces of President Bashar al - Assad , opposition sources said .
Resurrection of Al Qaeda in Syria helping change in international diplomatic circles and relieve the West calls for the ouster of President Bashar al - Assad .
Europe and the United States strongly rejected military intervention
in the conflict and negotiate with Russia , a major international supporter of Assad , to hold peace talks .
Activists say pro - fighters of Al Qaeda in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL - attacked the headquarters Suqur al - Islam , a moderate Islamist group that controls the Atma , and put up roadblocks within 48 hours .
They hold Waddah Mustafa , head Suqur al - Islam , along with 24 supporters .
Raw guess erupted briefly in the headquarters and also near a security post in the town Bukulmez Turkey , which is located not far adri Atma , the sources said .
Atma rarely fired and air strikes Bashar . But thousands of people who fled from the bomb attacks in some areas into the city and surrounding area .
" ISIL cannons exert anti - aircraft at a crossroads and Atma remain calm , " said an activist who requested anonymity .
" Turkey does not prohibit the supply enters the city and the traffic at the border was normal . "
He said Waddah existence is unknown , but it may be brought into the city funds , the ISIL bases where the group set up a religious court .
Suqur al - Islam is a unit of the General Staff of the Free Syrian Army , led by General Selim Idriss , the main military opposition figure based in Turkey . But Suqur al - Islam and about the division of the General Staff failed weapons across the Atma .
And fighting erupted between Sukur al - Islam and the other members of the Free Syrian Army after Suqur al - Islam seized seven trucks carrying weapons sent General Staff passing through Atma .
Syria's uprising began in 2011 after Assad forces fired at the protesters and deploying tanks to crush the protest movement . More than 100,000 people have been killed and millions more displaced to neighboring countries , according to Reuters
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