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{{Short description|HTS-led military operation of the Syrian civil war}}
{{Short description|HTS-led military operation of the Syrian civil war}}
{{For|other battles in Aleppo|Battle of Aleppo}}
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{{current|date=November 2024}}
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| partof = the [[Northwestern Syria offensive (2024)]] during the [[Syrian civil war]]
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| caption = Map of the battle in and around [[Aleppo]] city
| caption = Map of the battle in and around [[Aleppo]] city
{{legend|#ebc0b3|Controlled by the [[:en:Syrian Arab Republic|Syrian Arab Republic]]}}
{{legend|#ebc0b3|Controlled by the [[:en:Syrian Arab Republic|Syrian Arab Republic]]}}
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{{legend|#cae7c4|Controlled by the [[:en:Syrian opposition|Syrian opposition]]}}
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| date = 29 November 2024 – present<br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=11|day1=29|year1=2024}})
| date = 29 November 2024 – present<br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=11|day1=29|year1=2024}})
| place = [[Aleppo Governorate|Aleppo]] and [[Idlib Governorate]]s, [[Syria]]
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| territory = Syrian opposition forces capture more than half of Aleppo city<ref name=nyt29nov>{{Cite news |last=Abdulrahim |first=Raja |date=29 November 2024 |title=Syrian Rebels Breach City of Aleppo, in Biggest Advance in Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/world/middleeast/syria-war-aleppo-rebels-government.html |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="collapse2"/>
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian Salvation Government.svg}} [[Syrian Salvation Government]]
*{{flagicon image|}} [[Military Operations Command (Syria)|Military Operations Command]]
*[[Al-Fateh al-Mubin]] Operations Room
**[[Hayat Tahrir al-Sham]]
**{{flagicon image|}} [[Hayat Tahrir al-Sham]]
{{flagicon|Syrian opposition}} [[Syrian National Army]]
{{flagicon|Syrian opposition}} [[Syrian National Army]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag of the Sham Legion.svg}} [[Sham Legion]]<ref name="new">{{cite news |title=In parallel with the continuation of the “Deterrence of Aggression” operation: More than 30 airstrikes and the killing of about 100 members of the regime forces, the Authority and the factions in the Aleppo countryside |url=https://www.syriahr.com/بالتوازي-مع-استمرار-عملية-ردع-العدوان/738100/ |access-date=27 November 2024 |publisher=[[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]]|date=27 November 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref>
*{{flagicon image|Flag of the Sham Legion.svg}} [[Sham Legion]]<ref name="new">{{cite news |title=In parallel with the continuation of the "Deterrence of Aggression" operation: More than 30 airstrikes and the killing of about 100 members of the regime forces, the Authority and the factions in the Aleppo countryside |url=https://www.syriahr.com/بالتوازي-مع-استمرار-عملية-ردع-العدوان/738100/ |access-date=27 November 2024 |publisher=[[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]]|date=27 November 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon image|Northern storm brigade flag.png}} [[Northern Storm Brigade]]<ref name="new"/>
*{{Flagicon image|Al-Liwaa.svg}} [[Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement]]<ref name="new"/>
*{{flagicon image|Al-Liwaa.svg}} [[Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement]]<ref name="new"/>
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*{{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces.svg}} [[Syrian Armed Forces]]
**{{army|Syria}}
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{{flag|Russia}}<ref name="terr">{{cite news |title=Weeks after the Syrian Observatory published the preparations... "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham" attacks the Aleppo countryside in the "Response to Aggression" operation |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b9-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%86%d8%b4%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%b5%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%b9/738073/ |access-date=27 November 2024 |publisher=[[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]]|date=27 November 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coinciding with the Authority's attack on the regime forces' positions in the Aleppo countryside... a squadron of Russian aircraft flies in the "Putin-Erdogan" airspace |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%aa%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%b9-%d9%87%d8%ac%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%8a%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%85%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%b9/738021/ |access-date=27 November 2024 |publisher=[[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]]|date=27 November 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref>
{{flag|Russia}}<ref name="terr">{{cite news |title=Weeks after the Syrian Observatory published the preparations... "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham" attacks the Aleppo countryside in the "Response to Aggression" operation |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b9-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%86%d8%b4%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%b5%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%b9/738073/ |access-date=27 November 2024 |publisher=[[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]]|date=27 November 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coinciding with the Authority's attack on the regime forces' positions in the Aleppo countryside... a squadron of Russian aircraft flies in the "Putin-Erdogan" airspace |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%aa%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%b9-%d9%87%d8%ac%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%8a%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%85%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%b9/738021/ |access-date=27 November 2024 |publisher=[[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]]|date=27 November 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref>
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*{{air force|Russia|aerospace forces}}
**{{air force|Russia}}
**{{air force|Russia}}
*{{flagicon image|Флаг Главного разведывательного управления ГШ ВС РФ.png}} [[GRU (Russian Federation)|GRU]]
** [[File:Spetsnaz emblem.svg|20px]] [[Spetsnaz GRU]]<ref name="russia">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-27 |title=Russian elite forces suffer losses in Syrian rebel attack |url=https://defence-blog.com/russian-elite-forces-suffer-losses-in-syrian-rebel-attack/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=defence-blog.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{flag|Iran}}
{{flag|Iran}}
*{{flag|Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/281120241|title=IRGC commander killed by rebels in Aleppo amid clashes|work=Rudaw|date=28 November 2024}}</ref>
*{{flag|Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/281120241|title=IRGC commander killed by rebels in Aleppo amid clashes|work=Rudaw|date=28 November 2024}}</ref>
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| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian Salvation Government.svg}} [[Abu Mohammad al-Julani]]
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Iran}} Brig. Gen. Kioumars Pourhashemi{{KIA}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://manage.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/281120241|title=IRGC commander killed by rebels in Aleppo amid clashes|work=[[Rudaw Media Network]]|date=28 November 2024}}</ref>
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| casualties2 = {{flagicon|Syria}} 4 [[T-55]]s captured<ref>{{cite news |title=Insurgents' attack on Assad-controlled Aleppo revives Syrian war after five-year truce |url=https://www.euronews.com/2024/11/29/insurgents-attack-on-assad-controlled-aleppo-revives-syrian-war-after-five-years-truce |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=www.euronews.com}}</ref>
| casualties2 =
| casualties3 = 4+ civilians killed<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/four-civilians-killed-attack-aleppos-university-city-syria-state-news-agency-2024-11-29/?taid=67497de2876e820001f7559c&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter|title=Four killed in Syria in attack on Aleppo university dorms, state news agency says|work=Reuters|date=29 November 2024}}</ref>
| casualties3 = 4 civilians killed<ref>{{cite news |title=Dramatic escalation {{!}} Six students ki*lled and wounded in rocket fire by rebels on university student dormitory in Aleppo city |url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/350140/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |publisher=SOHR |date=29 November 2024}}</ref>
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On 29 November 2024, [[Syrian opposition]] groups led by [[Tahrir al-Sham]] entered the pro-government, [[Syrian Arab Army]] held city of [[Aleppo]]. The battle began on the 3rd day of a [[Northwestern Syria offensive (2024)|large scale rebel offensive]]. It is the first time fighting has broke out in the city since the [[Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)|earlier prolonged battle]], that ended in 2016.<ref name="one">{{cite news |title=After detonating two car bombs, the factions of the “Deterrence of Aggression” operation enter parts of neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%85%d9%81%d8%ae%d8%ae%d8%aa%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%81%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9/738253/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |publisher=SOHR |date=29 November 2024 |page=Arabic}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-29 |title=Insurgents breach Syria's second-largest city Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor say |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-attack-clashes-aleppo-9c07da6f83036f34d4b18a479de9d085 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
On 29 November 2024, [[Syrian opposition]] groups led by [[Tahrir al-Sham]] entered the pro-government, [[Syrian Arab Army]]-held city of [[Aleppo]]. The battle began on the third day of a [[Northwestern Syria offensive (2024)|large scale rebel offensive]]. It is the first time fighting has broken out in the city since the [[Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)|earlier prolonged battle]], which had ended in 2016.<ref name="one">{{cite news |title=After detonating two car bombs, the factions of the "Deterrence of Aggression" operation enter parts of neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo |url=https://www.syriahr.com/بعد-تفجير-سيارتين-مفخختين-فصائل-عملية/738253/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |publisher=SOHR |date=29 November 2024 |page=Arabic}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-29 |title=Insurgents breach Syria's second-largest city Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor say |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-attack-clashes-aleppo-9c07da6f83036f34d4b18a479de9d085 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==
{{main|Northwestern Syria offensive (2024)}}
{{main|Northwestern Syria offensive (2024)}}
On 27 November 2024, Syrian opposition groups led by Tahrir al-Sham launched an offensive on pro-government forces in Northwestern Syria. The offensive, the first of its kind by any side in the conflict since [[Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020)|March 2020 Idlib ceasefire]], resulted in the rapid capture of dozens of villages by the opposition forces.
On 27 November 2024, Syrian opposition groups led by Tahrir al-Sham launched an offensive on pro-government forces in Northwestern Syria. The offensive, the first of its kind by any side in the conflict since [[Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020)|March 2020 Idlib ceasefire]], resulted in the rapid capture of dozens of villages by the opposition forces. During the offensive, rebels reportedly seized 70 sites in the provinces of [[Aleppo]] and [[Idlib]] and about 10,000 civilians fled the fighting to the [[Idlib]] countryside, northwestern Syria.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-29 |title=Syria insurgents breach second largest city of Aleppo, fighters and war monitor say |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/syria-insurgents-breach-second-largest-city-of-aleppo-fighters-and-war-monitor-say-/7881390.html |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Voice of America |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Armed groups opposed to Assad's regime in Syria enter Aleppo city center |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/armed-groups-opposed-to-assads-regime-in-syria-enter-aleppo-city-center/3408670 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Anadolu Agency}}</ref>


== Battle ==
== Battle ==
On 29 November 2024, rebel forces approached the outskirts of Aleppo. During the afternoon, rebels entered the Hamdaniyah and New Aleppo neighborhoods in the city, after carrying out a double [[suicide bombing]] with two [[Car bomb|car bombs]].<ref name="one"/> In the latter half of the day, opposition forces captured 5 districts of the city, which were, Al-Hamdaniya, [[New Aleppo]], 3000 Apartments, Al-Jamiliya, and Salah al-Din districts. Clashes were reported elsewhere in the city, including its center.<ref name="collapse">{{cite news |title=Amidst the collapse of the regime forces... "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham" and the factions control 5 neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo and 20 towns and villages in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%b7-%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d8%b5%d8%a7/738280/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |date=29 November 2024 |page=Arabic}}</ref> By midnight, opposition forces had captured parts of Al-Sukariyya, Al-Furqan, Al-Adhamiya, and Saif al-Dawla districts, and claimed to have had taken control of the main square of Aleppo.<ref name="collapse2">{{cite news |title=After controlling 5 neighborhoods, "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham" and factions enter the streets of a number of other neighborhoods in Aleppo city |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%b7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-5-%d8%a3%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a6/738323/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |publisher=SOHR |date=29 November 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ElKhabar |date=2024-11-29 |title=الميليشيات تعلن سيطرتها على قلعة حلب |url=https://www.elkhabar.com/press/article/253073/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=elkhabar.com |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=موسى |first=شيلان شيخ |date=2024-11-29 |title=سيطرة المعارضة السورية على قلعة حلب وأحياء بوسط المدينة |url=https://7al.net/2024/11/30/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8-%D9%88%D8%A3/shilan-sh/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=الحل نت |language=ar}}</ref>
On 29 November 2024, rebel forces approached the outskirts of Aleppo. During the afternoon, rebels entered the Hamdaniyah and New Aleppo neighborhoods in the city, after carrying out a double suicide bombing with two car bombs.<ref name="one"/>


According to eyewitnesses, residents of [[Aleppo]] fled the neighborhoods on the western side due to the exchange of missiles and gunfire.<ref name=":0" />
According to eyewitnesses, residents of Aleppo fled the neighborhoods on the western side due to the exchange of missiles and gunfire.<ref name=":0" /> The rebel forces issued evacuation warnings calling on residents of Aleppo to move eastwards "for your safety".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abdulrahim |first=Raja |date=29 November 2024 |title=Syrian Rebels Reach Outskirts of Major City in Escalating Offensive |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/world/middleeast/syria-war-aleppo-rebels-government.html |access-date=29 November 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

In the early hours of 30 November 2024, rebel forces captured the [[Citadel of Aleppo]] and the government headquarters in the city, as well as "more than half" of the city<ref name=nyt29nov/><ref>{{cite news |title=Syrian opposition enters Aleppo, takes control of government headquarters and citadel |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/11/29/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AA |access-date=29 November 2024 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=29 November 2024 |page=Arabic}}</ref>

== Reactions ==
[[Syrian Armed Forces|Syrian Armed Forces]] said that they had clashed with rebels in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib, destroying drones and heavy weapons. They vowed to repel the attack and accused the rebels of spreading "[[Misinformation|false information]]" about their advance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-29 |title=In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria's largest city for the first time since 2016 |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-attack-clashes-aleppo-9c07da6f83036f34d4b18a479de9d085 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 05:13, 30 November 2024

For other battles in Aleppo, see Battle of Aleppo.

Battle of Aleppo (2024)
Part of the Northwestern Syria offensive (2024) during the Syrian civil war

Map of the battle in and around Aleppo city
  Controlled by the Syrian Arab Republic
  Controlled by the Syrian opposition
Date29 November 2024 – present
(1 day)
Location
Aleppo, Syria
Status Ongoing
Territorial
changes		 Syrian opposition forces capture more than half of Aleppo city[5][6]
Belligerents

Syrian Salvation Government

Syrian opposition Syrian National Army

 Syria

 Russia[2][3]

 Iran

Commanders and leaders
Abu Mohammad al-Julani Iran Brig. Gen. Kioumars Pourhashemi †[7]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Syria 4 T-55s captured[8]
4 civilians killed[9]

On 29 November 2024, Syrian opposition groups led by Tahrir al-Sham entered the pro-government, Syrian Arab Army-held city of Aleppo. The battle began on the third day of a large scale rebel offensive. It is the first time fighting has broken out in the city since the earlier prolonged battle, which had ended in 2016.[10][11]

Background

Main article: Northwestern Syria offensive (2024)

On 27 November 2024, Syrian opposition groups led by Tahrir al-Sham launched an offensive on pro-government forces in Northwestern Syria. The offensive, the first of its kind by any side in the conflict since March 2020 Idlib ceasefire, resulted in the rapid capture of dozens of villages by the opposition forces. During the offensive, rebels reportedly seized 70 sites in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib and about 10,000 civilians fled the fighting to the Idlib countryside, northwestern Syria.[12][13]

Battle

On 29 November 2024, rebel forces approached the outskirts of Aleppo. During the afternoon, rebels entered the Hamdaniyah and New Aleppo neighborhoods in the city, after carrying out a double suicide bombing with two car bombs.[10] In the latter half of the day, opposition forces captured 5 districts of the city, which were, Al-Hamdaniya, New Aleppo, 3000 Apartments, Al-Jamiliya, and Salah al-Din districts. Clashes were reported elsewhere in the city, including its center.[14] By midnight, opposition forces had captured parts of Al-Sukariyya, Al-Furqan, Al-Adhamiya, and Saif al-Dawla districts, and claimed to have had taken control of the main square of Aleppo.[6][15][16]

According to eyewitnesses, residents of Aleppo fled the neighborhoods on the western side due to the exchange of missiles and gunfire.[11] The rebel forces issued evacuation warnings calling on residents of Aleppo to move eastwards "for your safety".[17]

In the early hours of 30 November 2024, rebel forces captured the Citadel of Aleppo and the government headquarters in the city, as well as "more than half" of the city[5][18]

Reactions

Syrian Armed Forces said that they had clashed with rebels in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib, destroying drones and heavy weapons. They vowed to repel the attack and accused the rebels of spreading "false information" about their advance.[19]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "In parallel with the continuation of the "Deterrence of Aggression" operation: More than 30 airstrikes and the killing of about 100 members of the regime forces, the Authority and the factions in the Aleppo countryside" (in Arabic). Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Weeks after the Syrian Observatory published the preparations... "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham" attacks the Aleppo countryside in the "Response to Aggression" operation" (in Arabic). Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Coinciding with the Authority's attack on the regime forces' positions in the Aleppo countryside... a squadron of Russian aircraft flies in the "Putin-Erdogan" airspace" (in Arabic). Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  4. ^ "IRGC commander killed by rebels in Aleppo amid clashes". Rudaw. 28 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b Abdulrahim, Raja (29 November 2024). "Syrian Rebels Breach City of Aleppo, in Biggest Advance in Years". The New York Times.
  6. ^ a b "After controlling 5 neighborhoods, "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham" and factions enter the streets of a number of other neighborhoods in Aleppo city" (in Arabic). SOHR. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  7. ^ "IRGC commander killed by rebels in Aleppo amid clashes". Rudaw Media Network. 28 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Insurgents' attack on Assad-controlled Aleppo revives Syrian war after five-year truce". www.euronews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  9. ^ "Dramatic escalation | Six students ki*lled and wounded in rocket fire by rebels on university student dormitory in Aleppo city". SOHR. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  10. ^ a b "After detonating two car bombs, the factions of the "Deterrence of Aggression" operation enter parts of neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo". SOHR. 29 November 2024. p. Arabic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Insurgents breach Syria's second-largest city Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor say". AP News. 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  12. ^ "Syria insurgents breach second largest city of Aleppo, fighters and war monitor say". Voice of America. 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  13. ^ "Armed groups opposed to Assad's regime in Syria enter Aleppo city center". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  14. ^ "Amidst the collapse of the regime forces... "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham" and the factions control 5 neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo and 20 towns and villages in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib". 29 November 2024. p. Arabic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  15. ^ ElKhabar (2024-11-29). "الميليشيات تعلن سيطرتها على قلعة حلب". elkhabar.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  16. ^ موسى, شيلان شيخ (2024-11-29). "سيطرة المعارضة السورية على قلعة حلب وأحياء بوسط المدينة". الحل نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  17. ^ Abdulrahim, Raja (29 November 2024). "Syrian Rebels Reach Outskirts of Major City in Escalating Offensive". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Syrian opposition enters Aleppo, takes control of government headquarters and citadel". Al Jazeera. 29 November 2024. p. Arabic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  19. ^ "In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria's largest city for the first time since 2016". AP News. 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
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