Syrian military withdraws troops from Aleppo to arrange counteroffensive

The shock assault towards the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s authorities marks essentially the most extreme preventing in northwestern Syria since 2020, when Russia and Turkey brokered a deal aimed toward lowering hostilities. The deal allowed Syrian authorities forces to reclaim territories beforehand beneath opposition management.

Following the insurgent assault, the Syrian Interim Government (SIG), the momentary governing physique within the areas of northern Syria now not beneath the management of the Assad regime, introduced on Saturday the launch of a brand new army operation aimed toward “liberating the areas usurped by the Assad regime and the PKK/PYD terrorist militias.”

“The liberation achieved in the present day is a strategic step in direction of attaining the final word purpose, which is the liberation of all Syrian territory from the grip of the regime and the terrorist and separatist militias that search to divide our nation and plunder its sources,” the SIG stated in an announcement.