“The main attention was paid to the aggravated situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, the large-scale aggression of terrorist groups and gangs is aimed at undermining the sovereignty, political and socioeconomic stability of the Syrian state,” the Russian presidential office said, according to the TASS agency.
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran, Hakan Fidan and Abbas Arakčí, also discussed the fighting in Syria on Monday. The head of Turkish diplomacy stated that he does not see any foreign intervention behind the progress of the Syrian rebels, and called on the Syrian opposition to negotiate and compromise.
With the support of the Russian air force, the Syrian army managed to stop or at least slow down the further progress of the rebels from the group Hajjat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which was renamed the al-Nusra Front, which emerged from the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda.
However, HTS forces already control the second largest Syrian city of Aleppo and most of the province of the same name, they also controlled Maarat al-Numán in Idlib province, most of which they have controlled since 2013, and were advancing towards Hama. There, however, they ran into the defensive line of the Syrian government army, which is also trying to push them away from Hama, and their “lightning advance” according to the Reuters agency, stopped.
In the last few hours, however, HTS units have been advancing south from Aleppo, shelling Hama, and drones have attacked Homs. Several of them were shot down by the Syrian army.
Assad is to be helped by the Russian air force and Shiite fighters
While Russian support was manifested mainly by the strong activity of the air force, which bombards Islamist positions, Iran, another of the defenders of the Assad regime, “pushed” into action hundreds of Iraqi Shia militia fighters who crossed the Syrian border. At the same time, Arakčí promised Damascus and its army “all necessary support”. Tehran will coordinate it with Moscow, which, among other things, uses the naval base in the Syrian port of Tartús, thereby ensuring its presence in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Last week’s blitzkrieg attack dealt Assad his biggest blow in years and reignited a conflict that appeared to have been frozen for years after the front lines of the civil war stabilized in 2020.
According to Reuters, any long-lasting escalation in Syria poses another risk of destabilization of the region, which is torn by conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, and threatens to trigger another wave of refugees, which would most likely be headed for Europe. since the start of the offensive on Wednesday, November 27, 514 people have died in combat, including 92 civilians, including children.
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