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The largest rebel group was the al-Tawhid Brigade and the most prominent was the Free Syrian Army, largely composed of army defectors. Most of the rebels came from the Aleppo countryside and from towns including Al-Bab, Marea, Azaz, Tel Rifaat and Manbij. [138] A resident of Aleppo reportedly accused the rebels of using civilian homes for ...
It is the first time Syrian rebels have set foot in Aleppo since government forces regained control during the civil war in 2016. ... The country plunged into a full-scale civil war as a rebel ...
[12] [19] The rebels had also sent sleeper cells to infliltrate Aleppo city. [16] In contrast to the rebels, pro-government forces in Aleppo suffered from poor organization, extensive corruption, and poor morale. [12] [19] Regular Syrian Army units lacked supplies, were regarded as unreliable, and included many "ghost soldiers" in their
The October–December 2013 Aleppo offensive or Operation Northern Storm [13] was a campaign during the Syrian civil war launched by the Syrian army in the Aleppo Governorate to reopen a key supply route linking central Syria to the largest city, Aleppo. The offensive began when the Syrian Army attacked the strategic town of Khanasir.
As Syrian rebels charged into Aleppo over the weekend, setting foot in the city for the first time since they were forced out in 2016, some residents greeted them in the street with hugs.
Syrian rebels have launched a large-scale attack on regime forces in western Aleppo, according to a Free Syrian Army source and local residents, marking the first major flare-up in years between ...
On 30 November, the Syrian government announced a "temporary troop withdrawal" from Aleppo. [88] On 30 November, a pro-government commentator on Syrian state TV said that "reinforcements and Russia's assistance would repel the terrorist groups" and blamed Turkey for supporting the insurgents' push into Aleppo and Idlib provinces. [89]
AMMAN (Reuters) -The Syrian army said on Saturday dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack led by Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels who swept into the city of Aleppo, forcing ...