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Militants led by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept through northern Syria in a large-scale offensive, capturing some 8000 square kilometers from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) within a few days.
The offensive, codenamed Operation Deterrence of Aggression, was launched early on November 27 from the Greater Idlib region, where the Turkish military is deployed.
The first phase of the offensive targeted the western Aleppo countryside. SAA defenses in the area collapsed within the first 24 hours.
By November 29, the militants began assaulting Aleppo city. The assault was facilitated by a number of sabotage cells within the city as well as a dual suicide bombing that targeted the western entrance. Without showing much resistance, the SAA and security forces began withdrawing.
With militants advancing rapidly, a large force from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is backed by the United States, entered Aleppo city from its eastern direction on November 30 in coordination with the SAA to help evacuate troops and civilians.
On the same day, HTS and its allies broke through SAA defenses in the southern countryside of Idlib, capturing the key town of Saraqib on the strategic M5 highway. Later, the militants reached Abu Duhur Air Base and the northern countryside of Hama.
The SDF and the SAA both failed to hold onto their positions in Aleppo city. HTS, now supported by factions from the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, captured Aleppo International Airport. Also on November 30, many towns in the northern Aleppo countryside, including Nubbol and Zahraa, and vast parts of the eastern countryside, including the Kuweires Military Aviation Institute, fell into the hands of Turkish-backed militants.
The advance of HTS and its allies didn’t end there. By the end of November 30, the militants had broken through SAA defenses in the northern Hama countryside, reaching the northern outskirts of the city of Hama.
The militants also completely expelled the SAA from the Idlib governorate, and reached the town of al-Safira in the southern Aleppo countryside.
Despite the shock, the SAA managed to organize its defenses in the northern Hama countryside on December 1. For the next three days the army repelled numerous attacks by HTS and its allies.
Also on December 3, tribal fighters backed by the U.S. launched an attack to capture seven towns held by the government on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor. However, the attack was repelled.
By December 4, the SAA was evacuating troops who were trapped in al-Safira under a deal with the militants.
The successful offensive was the result of years of Turkish support, as well as alleged support by the Ukrainian regime. The Syrian government also accused Israel of backing the offensive, which ignited the war in the country.
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erdogan is an inveterate snake and backstabber. it is like the fable of the scorpion and the frog. on no account should he ever be allowed into brics.
erdogan simply has his own interests, who wants to blame him! the blame here clearly lies with the shiites and alevis, they just slept.
it remains to be hoped that putin will learn something from this and will not engage in lazy compromises with the west on the ukraine issue.
however, i have my doubts there…
you don’t even understand the basics of what’s happening and you don’t even know it .you think things are what they seem like most . you’re wrong .
the shiites slept, and putin was awake lol. the shiites fought israel with all they had but putin had no guts to even stop israel in syria with anti-aircraft missiles. then there’s usa. give the shiites the weapons putin has and see what happens.
and who is syria’ really ?
one missile on a jewish plane and the entire planet will send zelinsky more money and ammo then he could ever dream of asking and dont forget that even for the majority of russias elite its israel first in this regards there is no difference between russia and the usa.
simplistic superficialities aren’t adequate to assess centuries of convoluted history .
russia and iran must send special forces in syria . complete western alliance help jihadist terrorist . :(
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no. russia and america and turkey and israel and saudi arabia need to cleanse syria of mercenaries. but there’s one out kingdom there and one in the closet .there’s the conundrum .
i am amazed that sf acknowledges that saa is being blown away. i was expecting headline about saa about to retake idlib.
they’re transparently anti american anti russian .so guess who pulls their strings.you could say .they hate america and hate putin for possibly being a friend of america .and quite likely you would be right .. maybe they would love stalin more than hitler .who knows .?
now or never. rojovo must collapse now. turkish army must enter to rojovo now or they will lost forever
erdogan should realise that if the sdf takes all of idlib the us forces will folow and cement the kurdish influence in syria under us protection. whatever his plan is he should backstab the kurds but it seems taking down assad is even more important for him then the kurds or is pleasing isreal the real goal?
and russia having an alliance with turkey? it can only be to prevent a direct turkish involvement in syria.
and where did syria’s king go and when did they put in their democratic puppet on a shoe string ? why ?
revision for perspective. ” execution of nazi king of belarus who tossed sweets to screaming …” you tube substitute nazi party for catholics .join the dots .see ths historical trail back to pharoah .history always repeats and pharaoh lost .hitler lost .germany’s still lost .and frances ascendency was short lived, wasn’t it .? etcetera etcetera .who profits the most .?
everything and everyone’s so deceived, so manipulated, so used by them. and they dont even know it usually they actually believe nothings what it seems means nothings true .
now instead two useless firework shows over israel wouldn’t it have been better for iran to use the weapons to have level idlib to the ground ???
the mistake was that the syrian army should have attacked after the earthquake that hit turkey
me and sawyer sweep floor for shekelstein hotel in amerikunt dystopia for 43 years—no pension now we beg for tacos from generous mulattos