In response fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which was supporting the protests opened fire on the Turkish military. After the incident the HTS fighters involved in the shootings were reprimanded by their command. This has been the first reported incident of agressive actions between HTS and Turkish forces in Syria, however HTS has reportedly stopped Russian patrols and acted aggressivly towards them since the implementation of the agreement, between Turkey and Russia regarding Idlib.[40] On the same day, following the incident between HTS and the Turkish military, HTS arrested a commander from Faylaq al-Sham, a Turkish-backed rebel group, HTS also arrested members of the National Front for Liberation which Faylaq al-Sham belongs to, the National Front for Liberation members were reportedly heading to front lines in Saraqib when they were arrested at an HTS checkpoint,[41] at a checkpoint in the town of Neyrab near Saraqib.[42][43]