Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport and canceled all flights on Saturday, as rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham reached the heart of the city, nearly a decade after being forced out.
Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport and cancelled all flights on Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, as rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of the city.A rebel led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands in the back of a vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria, on Friday.
Russia, a key ally of Assad, has promised Damascus extra military aid to thwart the rebels, two military sources said, adding that new hardware would start arriving in the next 72 hours. Mustafa Abdul Jaber, a commander in the Jaish al-Izza rebel brigade, said their speedy advance this week had been helped by a lack of Iran-backed manpower in the broader Aleppo province. Iran's allies in the region have suffered a series of blows at the hands of Israel as the Gaza war has expanded through the Middle East.
But Turkish foreign ministry spokesperson Oncu Keceli said Turkey sought to avoid greater instability in the region and had warned recent attacks undermined de-escalation agreements.The attack is the biggest since March 2020, when Russia and Turkey agreed to a deal to de-escalate the conflict. "Relentless attacks over the past three days have claimed the lives of at least 27 civilians, including children as young as eight years old."Syrian state news agency SANA said four civilians including two students were killed on Friday in Aleppo by insurgent shelling of university student dormitories. It was not clear if they were among the 27 dead reported by the UN official.
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