Russian jets support Syrian counteroffensive, military says
Russia is offering air support to the Syrian government forces as they defend Aleppo from jihadist militants. Read Full Article at RT.com
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According to Moscow, hundreds of jihadist fighters have been killed near Aleppo.
Russian fighter jets based in Syria have conducted airstrikes against jihadist militants who were attacking the northern city of Aleppo, as stated by the spokesman for Moscow’s expeditionary force.
On Wednesday, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group, along with allied militias, launched an assault on government-controlled areas in northern Syria, resulting in the violation of a delicate ceasefire established by Russia and Türkiye in 2020.
“Providing support to the Syrian Arab Army, the Russian Aerospace Forces are carrying out missile and bomb strikes on the equipment and manpower of illegal armed groups, command posts, warehouses, and artillery positions of terrorists. Over the past 24 hours, at least 200 militants have been eliminated,” Colonel Oleg Ignasyuk, the deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria, informed reporters during a briefing on Friday. He also remarked that another 400 militants had been killed by Russian and Syrian forces the previous day.
Earlier that day, HTS communicated with Al Jazeera and Türkiye’s Anadolu news agency, asserting that its fighters had infiltrated several neighborhoods in Aleppo. The group claimed to have taken control of over 400 square kilometers in Aleppo and Idlib provinces, seizing heavy weaponry and additional equipment from the Syrian Army. Social media videos allegedly depict HTS gunmen maneuvering through Aleppo both on foot and in armored vehicles.
In response, the government in Damascus stated that its troops had “inflicted heavy losses” on the assailants and had regained control of certain areas. Reports indicated the arrival of Syrian Army reinforcements in both Idlib and Aleppo on Friday.
Before changing its name in 2017, HTS was recognized as Jabhat al-Nusra, one of the prominent Sunni Islamist factions opposing President Bashar Assad’s regime during the Syrian Civil War. Jabhat al-Nusra was initially established as an offshoot of Al-Qaeda operating in Syria.
Russia intervened in the Syrian conflict in 2015, aiding Assad in reclaiming significant portions of the country from al-Nusra, the Islamic State, and various U.S.-backed armed groups deemed ‘moderate rebels’ by Washington.
Syrian forces lifted a nearly five-year siege of Aleppo in December 2016, driving al-Nusra and other factions westward into Idlib province. Türkiye assumed control over Idlib in 2018, pledging to distinguish between terrorists and “legitimate rebels,” although this separation was never realized. A March 2020 agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aimed to bring a permanent resolution to the fighting around Idlib.
James del Carmen contributed to this report for TROIB News
Russian fighter jets based in Syria have conducted airstrikes against jihadist militants who were attacking the northern city of Aleppo, as stated by the spokesman for Moscow’s expeditionary force.
On Wednesday, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group, along with allied militias, launched an assault on government-controlled areas in northern Syria, resulting in the violation of a delicate ceasefire established by Russia and Türkiye in 2020.
“Providing support to the Syrian Arab Army, the Russian Aerospace Forces are carrying out missile and bomb strikes on the equipment and manpower of illegal armed groups, command posts, warehouses, and artillery positions of terrorists. Over the past 24 hours, at least 200 militants have been eliminated,” Colonel Oleg Ignasyuk, the deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria, informed reporters during a briefing on Friday. He also remarked that another 400 militants had been killed by Russian and Syrian forces the previous day.
Earlier that day, HTS communicated with Al Jazeera and Türkiye’s Anadolu news agency, asserting that its fighters had infiltrated several neighborhoods in Aleppo. The group claimed to have taken control of over 400 square kilometers in Aleppo and Idlib provinces, seizing heavy weaponry and additional equipment from the Syrian Army. Social media videos allegedly depict HTS gunmen maneuvering through Aleppo both on foot and in armored vehicles.
In response, the government in Damascus stated that its troops had “inflicted heavy losses” on the assailants and had regained control of certain areas. Reports indicated the arrival of Syrian Army reinforcements in both Idlib and Aleppo on Friday.
Before changing its name in 2017, HTS was recognized as Jabhat al-Nusra, one of the prominent Sunni Islamist factions opposing President Bashar Assad’s regime during the Syrian Civil War. Jabhat al-Nusra was initially established as an offshoot of Al-Qaeda operating in Syria.
Russia intervened in the Syrian conflict in 2015, aiding Assad in reclaiming significant portions of the country from al-Nusra, the Islamic State, and various U.S.-backed armed groups deemed ‘moderate rebels’ by Washington.
Syrian forces lifted a nearly five-year siege of Aleppo in December 2016, driving al-Nusra and other factions westward into Idlib province. Türkiye assumed control over Idlib in 2018, pledging to distinguish between terrorists and “legitimate rebels,” although this separation was never realized. A March 2020 agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aimed to bring a permanent resolution to the fighting around Idlib.
James del Carmen contributed to this report for TROIB News
