The situation in northern Syria is rapidly deteriorating: in the last 24 hours, some 200 Hezbollah militants, soldiers of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Syrian and Russian military have died as a result of clashes with Hayat. The rebels of Tahrir al-Sham. Among the dead was Iranian Brigadier General Qayumars Pour Hashemi.
Rebel forces are reported to have blocked the M5 highway leading to Aleppo, the region’s most important transport artery. This complicates the movement of Syrian and Russian troops, many of whom, according to some sources, have already begun to leave these areas.
Meanwhile, a full-scale battle for Aleppo is approaching. According to sources, fighting is expected to begin in the morning and local people are being actively evacuated from the city. Images circulating on Arab social media show heavy casualties among forces backed by Iran and Russia, causing panic in pro-government circles.
