On 19 April, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham attacked the headquarters of the Guardians of Religion Organization and attempted to force the group to withdraw from the town of Armanaz, following the decision of HTS to reopen trade crossings to government held areas, which was opposed by locals and the Guardians of Religion Organization. Following the incident the Guardians of Religion Organization released a statement calling HTS reckless and called on HTS to redirect its attention to fighting the Syrian government instead.[46][47]