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It’s not only that the Russians are distracted and bogged down in Ukraine, but also the Iranians are distracted and bogged down elsewhere. Hezbollah’s distracted and bogged down elsewhere, and the regime is absolutely cornered,
As for the situation around Aleppo, it is an attack on Syrian sovereignty and we are in favour of the Syrian authorities bringing order to the area and restoring constitutional order as soon as possible,
I am alarmed by the deteriorating situation in northwest Syria and the impacts on the lives of civilians,
David Carden, deputy regional UN coordinator for humanitarian aid in Syria, said We are getting reports of children with multiple shrapnel wounds from the attacks,
Hezbollah was the main force in the government’s control of the city,
said Rami Abdurrahman, head of the Observatory Our forces continue to repel the major offensive launched by armed terrorist groups,
the army said in a statement, Given the situation in southern Lebanon, the opposition saw an opportunity to gain back these places from the Syrian government,
We’re scared that war will break out and we’ll be displaced from our homes again,
They have taken control of the countryside of Western Aleppo. But of course, they are close to the city centre of Aleppo… Also the opposition factions took control of the M5 highway which is a very strong logistics and military transfer route,
It’s difficult to tell what the result of this offensive is going to be,
The highway has now been put out of service, after it was reopened by government forces years ago,
said the monitor, which has a network of sources inside Syria Of course, this is a violation of Syria's sovereignty in this region,
We are for the government of Syria to quickly restore order in this district and restore the constitutional order,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said This operation aims to repel the sources of fire of the criminal enemy from the frontlines."
At a press conference earlier this week, HTS’ Mohamed Bashir said We’re deeply alarmed by the situation unfolding in northwest Syria. Relentless attacks over the past three days have claimed the lives of at least 27 civilians, including children as young as eight years old,
In the matter of about 10 hours, a wide spectrum of armed opposition groups have managed to get to within about four or five kilometers now of Aleppo city, which is of gigantic significance,
Charles Lister, the director of Middle East Institute’s Syria and counterterrorism programs, said on Wednesday, according to the New York Times Years ago, an offense of this size would have been pushed back by the regime,
What was initially planned as a limited operation expanded as regime forces began fleeing their positions,
Any deviation from this agreement will be enforced with fire. The Northern Command knows this,
The regime’s lines of defence have crumbled, I think they were taken aback. No one anticipated how fast the rebels would reach towards the edge of Aleppo,
said Dareen Khalifa, of the nonprofit International Crisis Group
