Tag: aleppo
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Kurds in Syria brace for conflict with Damascus as integration fails
Earlier this week, in scenes reminiscent of the days of Bashar al-Assad, pro-government forces shelled and fired unto civilian neighbourhoods in Aleppo. The attacks on the Kurdish neighbourhood took place after pro-government forces blocked access to the Kurdish, Sheikh Maqsood neighbourhood. Protests by Kurds against the closures took place before the firing started on Monday…
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Syrian rebel leader pledges tolerance and justice: rebels fight for Hama
Yesterday, the leader of the Syrian rebels Abu Mohammad al-Julani (real name, Ahmed Hussein al-Shar’a) made an unnanounced public appearance in Aleppo as he visited the city’s historic Citadel. The commander of the Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Jolani, as he is widely known, also made a statement saying that Christians and Alawites will be protected in…
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Russia and the Syrian government continue bombing hospitals in Idlib and Aleppo
Russia and Syria’s dictator Bashar al-Assad are taking their revenge on Syrian rebels as they usually do: by bombing hospitals. Following the initial bombings of Aleppo University Hospital, Russia and the Syrian government have continued their spate of bombings on hospitals in rebel-held territory hitting Christian Terra Sancta College in Aleppo, the Idlib University Hospital,…
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Syrian rebel offensive stops at Hama: Christians continue with their daily lives in Aleppo and the US strikes the IRGC
The Syrian rebel offensive has been halted at the city of Hama but clashes against the Syrian Army are ongoing. Syrian rebels are also taking up arms in other parts of Syria including in the south in Daraa. Russia responded as it typically does in retaliation to Syrian rebels by conducting airstrikes against hospitals having…
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Kurds and Pro-Turkish Syrian rebels began clashing: both sides make territorial gains against the Syrian government
The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces have begun clashing against the pro-Turkish Syrian rebels, Tahrir al-Sham (HST) in the north of Aleppo city. Clashes between Kurdish forces and Syrian rebels have also been reported in the countryside north to Aleppo where both the SDF and the Syrian rebels are making territorial gains against the Syrian government.…
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says voluntary returns to Aleppo will increase
Speaking at an event in Istanbul on Friday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that voluntary returns of Syrian refugees to Aleppo will increase. Turkey hosts up to 4 million Syrian refugees, with two million of them coming from Aleppo. Aleppo was besieged and conquered by the Syrian Army aided by Russian airstrikes and Hezbollah militants…
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Kurdish forces take over Kurdish neighbourhood in Aleppo: Syrian rebels ask them to leave
The Kurds controlling the northeast of Syria are not welcoming the Syrian rebellion that started this week and are accusing the rebels of being Turkish Islamist proxies that extend and and fight for Turkish interests. Kurdish troops from the Syrian Defense Forces arrived yesterday evening in the north of Aleppo to provide security for Kurdish…
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Breaking: Syrian rebels enter Aleppo’s city centre despite Maher al-Assad’s statements that the city has not fallen
Syrian rebels have been recorded replacing the Syrian flag at the city centre of Aleppo just right in front of the monument of Basel al-Assad’s son (son of Bashar al-Assad). This video clearly shows that Syrian rebels have broken into the centre of the city. Major-General Maher al-Assad has stated in Facebook that the city…
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Fierce clashes between Syrian rebels and Russian forces on the M5 Highway to Aleppo
There are reported fierce clashes between Syrian rebels and Russian forces in Syria for the M5 Highway which was captured by Syrian rebels, yesterday. Both sides are claiming control of the strategic highway which connects Aleppo to Damascus. Earlier this week, Syrian rebels in the northwest of Syria started a counteroffensive called “Deterrence of Aggression”,…
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Syrian rebels fighting in the outskirts of Aleppo: M5 highway connecting Aleppo to Damascus blocked by rebels
Syrian rebels are currently battling Bashar al-Assad’s forces in the outskirts of Aleppo after continuing their gains in their offensive begun earlier this week. Up to 120 Syrian Army soldiers have been killed in the rebel offensive of today and additionally more Russian and Iranian soldiers have also been killed and captured. The Syrian rebels…
