Rebel security personnel standing near Aleppo University.
Damascus: Armed rebels have launched a major attack on the city of Aleppo in Syria. They have captured more than half of Aleppo city. Rebel security forces have been deployed in front of Aleppo University. Due to this, President Bashar al-Assad is in serious trouble. After this major attack, on the lines of Afghanistan, Syria is also moving towards regime change. Syrian President Assad, who is backed by Russia and Iran, has for years relied on the help of Russian and Iranian forces to keep the rebels in check, but ongoing conflicts in the Middle East have weakened his allies. This has given the rebels an opportunity to attack Aleppo.
The next few hours in Syria are said to be very important for the change of power. Let us tell you that this is the biggest attack by Syrian Islamic rebels against the forces of President Bashar al-Assad in the last years. They also captured government-held towns before taking control of “half of Aleppo city”. In such a situation, this has become the first major challenge for President Assad and his allies like Russia and Iran in four years.
Islamic rebels moving forward
Rebel Islamist groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) are now advancing from the remaining Syrian opposition-held Idlib region after seizing Aleppo after Russia and Turkey, which back rebels, agreed to a ceasefire. The front lines are largely stable. By Friday, opposition fighters and their Turkish-backed allies had captured more than 50 towns and villages in the north and entered western districts of Aleppo. A population of about two million people lives here. The city was Syria’s manufacturing center before the war. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, fighters have rapidly captured half of Aleppo without facing significant resistance.
civil war in syria
The attack follows Syria’s civil war that began in March 2011, when President Assad’s regime launched a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in the city of Deraa. The Assad family, which has ruled Syria since 1971, has used brutal force to crush the rebellion. Despite this, demonstrations soon spread across the country. Protesters armed themselves to defend their cities and launch attacks on the Syrian army. In the months that followed, the rebels splintered into hundreds of armed groups. With rebel groups gaining ground during the early years of the civil war, Bashar al-Assad sought help from his allies to keep his regime alive. According to a report by The Telegraph, Syria’s closest ally Iran has supported Assad’s regime since the beginning of the war by providing advisers, weapons, billions of dollars and troops to help him maintain his hold.
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