Multiple armies clash in Syria as major city changes hands unexpectedly
Kurdish-backed forces open new battle-front in north-eastern Syria while rebels gain ground near important cities. Complex situation unfolds as various military groups fight for territory control
Kurdish-led SDF forces started fights with Syrian army units in north-east Syria creating more problems for President Bashar al-Assad whos army lost Aleppo last week. Air-strikes hit Iran-supported groups in this area (but nobody confirmed who did it)
Life in Aleppo got hard real quick: people wait in long lines to get bread and taxi-drivers raised prices because of fuel problems. Mohammed Taha a local resident said “theres no bread; the ovens are closed“. Ahrar al-Sham group tried to calm everyone down saying theyʼll fix everything
The battle-field near Hama city is super-hot — villages keep switching sides as rebels push forward; Russian planes help government troops with air-strikes. Rescue teams say bombs hit hospitals in Aleppo and Idlib which killed some normal people
- US keeps troops in east Syria
- Turkey wants Kurdish fighters away from its border
- Russia supports Syrian government
- Iran sends help to Assad
- Israel sometimes hits Iranian groups
Iranʼs minister told about upcoming talks with Turkey and Russia in Doha next week-end: they want to make borders more stable. Meanwhile hundreds of Iran-supported Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria to help Assadʼs army
The SDF (which has US support) now controls seven villages that Syrian army left — its a big deal because these places sit near Iraq border. A Syrian army officer thinks SDF just used the moment when government troops got weak after losing Aleppo. This whole mess started about 13 years ago and killed lots of people; made millions run away from Syria
