Iran-backed militias entered Syria overnight to support President Bashar al Assad's fight against a rebel uprising, according to army sources. The White Helmets say at least 25 people have been killed in northwestern Syria in airstrikes carried out by the Syrian government and Russia.
Iran-backed militias entered Syria overnight to support President Bashar al Assad's fight against a rebel uprising, according to army sources. The White Helmets say at least 25 people have been killed in northwestern Syria in airstrikes carried out by the Syrian government and Russia.
Syria's military has rushed reinforcements to the country's northwest and launched airstrikes alongside Russia in an attempt to push back the insurgents who seized Aleppo; The US and UAE see the new rebel offensive as a sign of weakness in Assad's alliance with Iran that they want to exploit, according to the sources.Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have spoken via phone call about the"escalating situation" in Syria, the Kremlin has said.
Ahmed Bayram, the organisation's Middle East media and communications adviser, told Sky News it was concerned displacement could also"soar even further". The NRC is currently only able to carry out"limited operations" and has suspended all but critical work, he added. Leader Abu Mohammed al Golani, who has been described as a moderate jihadist, has sought to remake the group in recent years. HTS is now focused on the establishment of Islamic rule in Syria, stopping the Assad regime and removing Iranian militias.
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