DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – Rival Turkish-based Takfiri militants have turned against each other and engaged in fierce exchanges of fire in Syria’s northern provinces of Hasakah and Raqqah, as they seek to consolidate their grip on areas under their control, have a lion’s share of stolen assets, and be in charge of smuggling routes. Syria’s official news agency SANA, citing local sources, said bloody infighting has been going on between militants affiliated with the Hamza Division, which is affiliated with the so-called Free Syrian Army and trained and equipped by the United States and Turkey, on the outskirts of Ras al-Ayn city in Hasakah province over the past few days.