In a surprising turn of events, Syrian rebels from the group HTS captured Aleppo, the second largest city in Syria, catching the Syrian military off-guard and distracting Syria’s allies, Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah. As the rebels aim to maintain pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad, his army is regrouping with support from traditional allies, including airstrikes by Russian and Syrian planes. The recent upheavals in the region have reignited the largely dormant Syrian civil war, with Syria’s allies facing internal conflicts that have weakened their support for Assad.
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