Flash - Confusion among Syria rebels as Idlib deadline nears - France 24
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The confusion has already played out on the ground, with the NLF [national liberation front] and Faylaq al-Sham denying reports on Sunday that they had pulled heavy weapons from the planned zone.
Most of the territory where the zone would be established is controlled by either hardline jihadists or by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an alliance led by former Al-Qaeda members and widely considered the most powerful force in Idlib.
The rest is held by the NLF and other rebels.
HTS has yet to announce its position on the deal but has shown no sign it is moving out either fighters or heavy weapons.
Al-Qaeda loyalists Hurras al-Deen, which have a presence in the zone, rejected the deal last week.