Jihadists and their allies have captured dozens of towns and villages in Syria (see video above). At least 242 people, including 24 civilians, have been killed since Wednesday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The fighting started that day; an alliance of Islamist rebels said they had launched an offensive called “Deterring Aggression.” It was in response to the Syrian government’s earlier artillery fire on civilian targets. The offensive is aimed at the north and northwest of Syria, which is under government control.
The heaviest fighting in years is currently taking place in Aleppo between Islamic rebels and government forces. Four people were killed in an attack on a university campus on Friday. According to the Syrian Observatory, the victims are students. The rebel force rejected this.
Support of Russian fighter jets
“More than fifty towns and cities in the Aleppo and Idlib regions are now under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions,” it was reported on Friday. In response to the offensive, the Syrian army, backed by Russian fighter jets, reportedly attacked more than 60 targets in Ildib and the Aleppo area. The information could not initially be independently verified.
At least 242 people, including 24 civilians, have been killed since fighting began on Wednesday. “We are receiving reports of children with multiple shrapnel wounds,” said David Carden, UN deputy regional humanitarian coordinator in Syria. According to the United Nations, approximately 14,000 people have now been displaced. The situation for citizens is deteriorating.
Civil war since 2011
Syria’s civil war began in March 2011, sparked by a peaceful protest against Assad’s authoritarian regime during the Arab Spring. The ruler sometimes came under heavy pressure, but with the help of his allies Russia and Iran, he now controls two-thirds of the country again. The opposition partially controls the northwest. The country is completely divided and there is no political solution in sight.
Source: Krone
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