The conflict in Syria increases. Assad’s army sent reinforcements to stop the rebels from advancing further into the northern Hama countryside after seizing Aleppo and surrounding strategic positions. Insurgents led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham took control of most of Aleppo on Saturday and said they had entered the city of Hama. There was no independent confirmation of his claim. Rebel commander Colonel Hassan Abdulghani said the insurgents also took control of Sheikh Najjar, known as the industrial city of Aleppo, northeast of the city, and the Aleppo military academy. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to the capital Damascus today, stressing that Tehran will support the Syrian government and army.
Government airstrikes overnight on the city of Idlib, the rebel stronghold near Hama province, 65 kilometers southeast of Aleppo, killed four civilians and injured 54 others, according to the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, which operates in opposition-controlled areas. The army overnight repelled insurgents in rural northern Hama province, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA and the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian observatory and state news network Al-Ikhbariyah also reported Russian airstrikes, both in Idlib and in some of the areas now under rebel control.
Furthermore, Russia is intensifying air strikes against jihadists and the armed opposition to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in the areas of Syria where they are advancing. This was also reported by activists from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, explaining that this morning Russian airstrikes hit cities and villages conquered by jihadists from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HRS) group and allied factions in the northwestern province of Idlib. . and center of Hama. Similar air attacks were also recorded in the city of Aleppo, in the north of the country, captured by rebel forces in a surprise operation against Assad’s military.
Source: IL Tempo
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