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Syrian Air Force and Russian Aerospace Forces Destroy Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Headquarters in Idlib

2024-12-03

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The Syrian Air Force, with the support of the Russian Aerospace Forces, destroyed one of the headquarters of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) in Idlib. This was reported on December 2 by the Sham FM radio station.

According to the radio station, dozens of militants were killed and wounded as a result of the strike, including one of the leaders of the terrorist group of Arab origin.

Very good.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, on November 27, militant groups in Syria launched an offensive against government army positions in the Aleppo region. The terrorists were able to capture 13 settlements.

On November 29, it became known that Syrian soldiers launched a counteroffensive against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants in Aleppo and Idlib. The government army also managed to liberate the city of Al-Bakoum.

On December 2, the command of the Syrian government army announced that the country's troops and the Russian Aerospace Forces had destroyed more than 400 militants in the Aleppo and Idlib provinces in a few hours.

More from regnum.ru
Terrorists seized Aleppo with the help of US technology and support from Ukraine
Terrorists from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) captured the city of Aleppo thanks to Ukrainian advisers and advanced American technology. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing a source close to the Syrian special services.

According to the source, the militants of the group have no experience in using high technology, but they managed to master it with the support of advisers from Ukraine, from the Islamic Party of Turkestan

…the Uighur contingent of Al Qaeda it started as an Islamist independence movement in China, joined Al Qaeda on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, and sent a contingent to Syria to join Al Nusra/Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. They are known in Syria for being particularly nasty in a milieu that encourages nastiness…

(a terrorist organization banned in Russia) and Syrian officers who went over to the terrorists' side.

“The assault groups and drones were equipped with encrypted GPS devices and extensive use of artificial intelligence, so that the use and navigation of attack UAVs and kamikaze drones could be carried out from a long distance,” the unnamed source added.

He also noted that the Syrian army encountered powerful electronic warfare systems during the militants' offensive for the first time since 2011. As reported by Regnum News Agency, on November 27, militant units in Syria launched an offensive against government army positions in the Aleppo region. The terrorists were able to capture 13 settlements.

On November 29, it became known that Syrian soldiers launched a counteroffensive against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants in Aleppo and Idlib. The government army also managed to liberate the city of Al-Bakum. On December 2, the command of the Syrian government army stated that Syrian troops and the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) had destroyed more than 400 militants in the Aleppo and Idlib provinces in a few hours.

Courtesy of Lord Garth:

Iran sends aid to Syria, maybe including troops
[IsraelTimes] As Iran sends forces to Syria, IDF warns it not to smuggle arms to Hezbollah

Speaking to Sky News Arabia, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the military is closely following the events in Syria and has observed Tehran sending forces to bolster Assad’s regime.

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article contained image of Bashir Assad in his palace, per the image it was on 1 December 24.

Good to know.

More from the Times of Israel

Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, while Lebanon’s Hezbollah has no plans for now to join them, according to sources.

Iraqi and Syrian sources confirmed the deployment of more Iran-backed Iraqi fighters to Syria. Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran “will provide any support needed” and that “resistance groups” would come to Assad’s aid.

At least 300 fighters, primarily from Iraq’s Badr and Nujabaa groups, crossed late on Sunday using a dirt road to avoid the official border crossing, two Iraqi security sources said, adding that they were there to defend a Shi’ite shrine.

A senior Syrian military source said the fighters had crossed in small groups to avoid airstrikes. “These are fresh reinforcements being sent to aid our comrades on the front lines in the north,” the source said.

The head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, which includes the major Shi’ite militia groups aligned with Iran, said no group under its umbrella had entered Syria, and that it does not operate outside Iraq.

But Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group, which is the most capable Iran-backed force in Assad’s military alliance in Syria, has not yet been asked to intervene and was not ready to send forces after the 14-month-long war it initiated with Israel, said three sources familiar with the group’s thinking.

In recent months, Hezbollah withdrew its operatives from Syria, including the north, to focus on battling Israel in southern Lebanon, after the IDF launched its ground operation in late September after a year of near-daily Hezbollah attacks displaced some 60,000 residents of northern Israel.

The rebels who swept this week into Aleppo pointed to Hezbollah’s withdrawal as one of the reasons they faced little resistance from government forces.

Hezbollah bases and weapons shipments through Syria have been repeatedly hit by Israel, which has sought to weaken Iran across the region.

Arab countries and Washington have seen the weakening of Hezbollah as a potential opportunity to peel Assad away from his alliance with Iran.

Sources have told Reuters that the United Arab Emirates and United States had been discussing the possibility of lifting sanctions against Assad if he reduces his reliance on Tehran. The rebel advance could complicate this if it pushes Assad to depend more on Iranian support.

Fog of war?

Pro-Iranian militias enter Syria from Iraq to aid beleaguered Syrian army
[IsraelTimes] Iranian-backed militias entered Syria overnight from Iraq and were heading to northern Syria to beef up beleaguered Syrian army forces battling insurgents, according to two Syrian army sources.

Dozens of Iran-aligned Iraqi Hashd al Shaabi fighters from Iraq also crossed into Syria through a military route near Al Bukamal crossing, a senior Syrian army source tells Reuters.

“These are fresh reinforcements being sent to aid our comrades on the front lines in the north,” the officer says, adding that the militias included Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah and Fatemiyoun groups.

“It’s time to earn those paychecks, boys!”

Iran sent thousands of Shiite fighters to Syria during the Syrian war and, alongside Russia with its air power, enabled Syrian President Bashar Assad to crush the insurgency and regain most of his territory.

A lack of that manpower to help thwart the rebel onslaught in recent days contributed to the speedy retreat of Syrian army forces and withdrawal from Aleppo city, according to two other army sources. Militias allied to Iran, led by the Hezbollah terror group, have a strong presence in the Aleppo area.

Hezbollah has been seriously weakened in its war with Israel over the past year.

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