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Illustrative image On May 31, the northern Syrian city of Jarabulus witnessed heavy clashes between the Ahrar al-Sham Movement on one side, and other Turkish-backed groups – the Northern Brigade, Ahrar al-Sharqiyah and the Sultan Murad Division – on the other side, according to Syrian opposition sources. Reportedly, a disagreement over money sparked the clashes. The Syrian pro-opposition news outlet Eldorar al-Shamia reported that three civilians had been killed and more than twenty others had been injured in the clashes. Several fighters of the Ahrar al-Sham Movement and other Turkish-backed groups were also killed. After four hours of clashes, the Turkish-backed Suqur al-Shamal group and civilian figures of Jarabulus proposed a ceasefire agreement that was accepted by the Ahrar al-Sham Movement and the three other groups. The Turkish-held areas in northern Aleppo witnessed several similar incidents this month. On May 6,  fighters of Ahrar al-Sharqiyah attacked gunmen ...

On May 31, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross  announced  that Washington would impose steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico and the EU on June 1. CNBC ✔ @CNBC Commerce Secretary Ross: NAFTA talks 'didn't get far enough' for Mexico and Canada to avoid tariffs https:// trib.al/qVXXUub   16:26 - 31 May 2018 Commerce Secretary Ross: NAFTA talks 'didn't get far enough' for Mexico and Canada to avoid tariffs Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross shares his trade policy views on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" Thursday. cnbc.com 7 25 people are talking about this Twitter Ads information and privacy In an interview to CNBC, Ross recalled that imposed in March tariffs of 25 % on steel and 10 % on aluminum will expire as scheduled on June 1. He stressed that “he is still looking forward to continuing negotiations” on the issue with his EU colleagues. However, in the case of Canada ...

On May 31, dozens of former fighters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the newly liberated northern Homs countryside surrendered their personal weapons and signed a reconciliation agreement with the Damascus government, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The news agency also reported that local figures in the northern Homs countryside collected tons of weapons and handed them over to the SAA. Reportedly, the weapons included automatic rifles, sniper rifles, heavy machineguns, RPGs, mortars and loads of ammunition. More than 300 former fighters of the FSA in the northern Homs countryside joined the reconciliation process on May 23 . The reconciliation agreement,  which was reached on May 2 , guarantees that the Damascus government will pardon all the former fighters in northern Homs, if they join the reconciliation within six months. Syrian pro-government activists believe that thousands of former FSA fighters in the northern Homs countryside will join the reco...