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[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
Syrian opposition forces have taken control of much of the country’s second-largest city Aleppo after a lightning advance that killed dozens of government soldiers in a major challenge to ...
A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the ...
The Syrian Government forces then started an offensive to capture eastern Aleppo on 22 September, taking 15–20% of the rebel-held part of Aleppo. Rebels started an attack on western Aleppo in late October, which failed, with government forces retaking areas in the south-west that they had lost to the rebel's late July offensive.
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.
The rebels also assaulted the 3000 Housing Project and the Al-Assad Military Academy. [76] During the clashes, another rebel tank was destroyed, [75] [77] as well as two Army anti-tank positions. [76] Still, the rebels were not able to break into New Aleppo [78] and their assault was repelled. [79] [80] Map of the government counteroffensive
Syrian armed opposition forces have entered Aleppo just three days into their surprise offensive, marking the first time they have set foot in the country’s second largest city since government ...
On 27 November 2024, a coalition of Syrian revolutionary factions called the Military Operations Command [46] led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and supported by allied Turkish-backed groups [47] [48] [49] in the Syrian National Army (SNA) launched an offensive against the Ba'athist regime's armed forces in Idlib, Aleppo and Hama Governorates in Syria.