A photo taken in the eastern part of Aleppo province on Dec. 3, 2024, shows a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a national flag in a dumpster after rebel groups took control of the area. (Credit: Rami al-Sayed/AFP)
Ambiguity and uncertainty prevail over the fate of the region, which has been under heavy bombardment by the Assad regime.Baraa has been beset by anxiety and insecurity for more than a week. “Everything happened so fast,” said the young resident of an eastern Aleppo neighborhood. “Friday evening, the city was in the hands of the regime. I woke up the next day to find out it no longer is.” Read more How Syrian rebels are closing in on Aleppo More than 48 hours after launching their full-scale offensive from Idlib on Nov. 27, the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group and opposition factions entered Syria’s largest city, which the Syrian government, and its Russian and Iranian allies, had restored in 2016 after a bloody crackdown. The offensive to recapture the city caught the regime by surprise and was met with satisfaction by many...
Ambiguity and uncertainty prevail over the fate of the region, which has been under heavy bombardment by the Assad regime.Baraa has been beset by anxiety and insecurity for more than a week. “Everything happened so fast,” said the young resident of an eastern Aleppo neighborhood. “Friday evening, the city was in the hands of the regime. I woke up the next day to find out it no longer is.” Read more How Syrian rebels are closing in on Aleppo More than 48 hours after launching their full-scale offensive from Idlib on Nov. 27, the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group and opposition factions entered Syria’s largest city, which the Syrian government, and its Russian and Iranian allies, had restored in 2016 after a bloody crackdown. The offensive to recapture the city caught the regime by surprise and was met with satisfaction by...