Rebels in Syria take control of Aleppo - Al Arabia
For the first time in 10 years of the conflict in Syria, the Assad regime has lost control of the country's second largest city, Aleppo.
This is reported by Al Arabia, Censor.NET reports.
"For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, the city of Aleppo has fallen out of the control of the Syrian government forces," the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, told the publication.
He said that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and allied opposition groups control the city of Aleppo, except for the areas controlled by Kurdish units. Several northern districts of Aleppo, mainly inhabited by Syrian Kurds, are under the control of the YPG (National Army of the Syrian Kurdistan).
Also, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and allied opposition units captured the Aleppo airport and dozens of nearby towns on Saturday.
Resumption of fighting in Aleppo
On November 28, after four years of relative calm, fighting between Bashar al-Assad's forces and opposition groups resumed with renewed vigor on the outskirts of Aleppo.
"Hayat Tahrir al-Sham announced a large-scale military operation against government forces. During the operation, they claimed to have captured over 400 square kilometers of territory, including strategically important areas.
November 29 Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which leads a coalition of opposition forces in Syria, enters Aleppo and clashes with government forces on the western outskirts of the city.
November 30, the Syrian Armed Forces announced a "temporary withdrawal of troops" from Aleppo to prepare a counteroffensive against the opposition forces.
