The Syrian army has regained control of some positions in Aleppo and Idlib provinces, previously captured by armed militant groups, Al Mayadeen reports, citing a military statement. Government troops continue to strengthen positions in various directions of combat operations to prevent an enemy advance, according to the report. According to official data, the groups suffered heavy losses, hundreds of militants were killed, dozens of vehicles and armored vehicles were destroyed, and 17 drones were shot down.
“Our forces continue to repel a major offensive by armed terrorist groups,” – said the army statement.
The Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria (CPVS) reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces are carrying out missile and bomb attacks against equipment and manpower of illegal armed groups, checkpoints, warehouses and storage positions. militant artillery, killing at least 200 people.
The militants began their offensive on Wednesday, November 27. The escalation was the largest since 2020, when the parties agreed to a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Türkiye. Opposition forces are represented by the Free Syrian Army, which was supported by the United States and Türkiye, and Islamist groups, including the terrorist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.* (HTSh, banned in Russia).
The Associated Press notes that the militant offensive began when pro-Iran groups, including Hezbollah, who previously fought on the government’s side, became distracted by the war with Israel. According to the agency, there were almost no signs of significant resistance to the militants by government forces, and the former US ambassador to Syria Robert Ford expressed the opinion that the Syrian army in some places was “almost defeated”
Two days later, on November 29, militants reported entering Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city after the capital Damascus. The country’s government regained control of the city seven or eight years ago, at the end of 2016.
Anadolu reports that 400 square meters have come under the control of opposition forces. km of territory, 70 settlements and objects of strategic importance. CNN geolocated videos show militants on the eastern outskirts of Aleppo, in particular lowering the Syrian flag from the mast at the statue of Bassel al-Assad, the president’s late brother. Bashar al-Assadclarifies RBC.
*Terrorist organization banned on the territory of the Russian Federation.
