Rebels storm Syria’s Aleppo city while Iran and Russia cannot help Assad due to…

Damascus: The Syrian regime on Friday, 29 November 2024, lost its second-largest city Aleppo to opposition factions led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The weakening grip of Iran has also increased the helplessness of the Syrian regime, leading to Aleppo falling into the hands of the rebels.

Based on local media and opposition activists, armed groups of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have spread across a few streets and neighbourhoods in Aleppo in Syria on Saturday, November 30

Most civilians are staying indoors, with schools and government institutions nearly completely shut down, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the Sham FM radio.

On Friday, the HTS and allied rebel groups swept into parts of Aleppo city for the first time since they were driven out of town in 2016. The escalation came as the HTS launched an important offensive right during the western geographical region of Aleppo on Wednesday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war video display, said the HTS took keep an eye on of 1/2 of town. It said that warplanes launched airstrikes early Saturday on the al-Furqan district near the New Aleppo area right during the western a a part of town.

The airstrikes and limited clashes with government forces resulted right during the deaths of 20 HTS warring parties, the observatory said.

Videos emerged on Friday night from Aleppo showing the HTS warring parties freeing prisoners from government jails. Other warring parties shot videos of themselves celebrating taking on the historic citadel of Aleppo and other key city landmarks.

Aleppo’s governor, police chiefs, and security officials have withdrawn from town centre, per the observatory.

The sudden surge in violence has reignited tensions in Aleppo, a city that has endured years of devastating warfare in due course of Syria’s prolonged conflict.

Government authorities have now not yet issued official statements regarding essentially essentially the most recent developments instead of the Syrian Defence Ministry statement, which says the defense force is suffering from fierce battles against the HTS and allied militant groups.

The Jerusalem Post reported that the Syrian government change into confident that that is going to get assist from Iran and Russia. Iran and Russia have been embroiled of their wars for a long time, which has promptly affected Syria.

The weakening of the Syrian government is bad news for Iran as it makes Iran vulnerable. Iran uses Syria to deliver weapons to Hezbollah. Iran-backed Iraqi militias would perchance rush to Syria to help the regime right during the battle for Aleppo. These militias include Kata’ib Hezbollah, Asaib Ahl Al Haq, and Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya.

(With IANS inputs)