As the rebel coalition led by the Islamist group the Levant Liberation Organization continues its offensive on the city of Homs this Friday, the Syrian Army is trying to resist and repel the advance to prevent the fall of another provincial capital.
Hungry you SuveydaSouthern Syria’s two main capitals are now under the control of their own states local Islamist forces. This is reported by Syrian and pan-Arab media, while the offensive by Islamist forces against the regime continues. Bashar Assad It reaches the gates of the city in the north. Humus.
In Deraa, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising, Sunni rebels took control of government positions after troops withdrew from Damascus. They conquered the Nassib border gateon the border Jordan. Images collected by local media show rebels at the border without the supervision of official Damascus security forces.
Jordan and Lebanon close borders
The Jordanian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Amman had closed the Jaber border gate a few hours ago, right in front of the Syrian border gate in Nassib. Inside SuveydaLocal elites, mostly Druze, allowed the transfer of power between retreating government forces and local Druze officials.
Inside LebanonWith the arrival of the rebels 40 kilometers to the borderAuthorities closed all border gates with Syria and strengthened security measures, especially in the northern part of the country. Just stay up and running Masnaa gate connecting Beirut to Damascus.
Russia asks its citizens to leave Syria
According to Syrian and Turkish media, Jihadist rebels capture Russian air defense base near Hama. Russia’s Embassy in Damascus asked Russian citizens to leave Syria due to increasing tension. “In connection with the difficult military-political situation in Syria, the Russian Embassy in Damascus reminds Russian citizens living in the Syrian Arab Republic” Possibility to leave the country with commercial flights through available airports“Moscow said. By the way, Iranian He announced that he would support Syria.
Russian attacks on rebels on the outskirts of Homs
In the last hours, armed Islamist groups led by Life Tahrir al-Sham They arrived at the gates of Homs, Syria’s third city. HE Syrian Observatory for Human Rights He announced that rebels who took control of Aleppo and Hama are now less than five kilometers from the city. HumusAnd Strategic point connecting Central Syria to the capital DamascusJust over 100 miles away.
Russian air forces also took action in the region. According to the Observatory, Moscow planes launched attacks against rebel groups coming from Hama, north of Homs, after taking off from the Russian Hmeimim air base on the Mediterranean coast. In the last hours, Russian forces also lost control of Hama airportafter the rebels captured the city.
Syrian Army is rapidly withdrawing
During the Civil War, the city of Homs was christened the “capital of the revolution” by those who wanted to liberate the country. Bashar Assad and unfortunately it passed into history for a while Brutal siege that trapped thousands of people without food or medical care or supplies.
HE Syrian Observatory for Human Rights He reported that Syrian troops and pro-Iran militias also withdrew from the areas they controlled in Deir ez-Zor province in the northeastern part of the country.
las Syrian Democratic Forcesunder the leadership Kurds you Supported by USAHe announced that after the withdrawal of the Syrian Army, they positioned themselves in the region and took control of the capital Deir ez-Zor. It was previously divided between states Kurdish forces east of the Euphrates and Syrian government forces and allies In the West, it is supported by Iran.
Erdogan: “The next target will be Damascus”
Turkish president, Recep Tayyip ErdoganHe said that pro-Turkish and hostile forces towards Assad aim to reach Damascus. “After Idlib, Hama and Homs, the target is clearly Sam. The march of opposition forces continues. We hope that this progress towards Syria will continue smoothly and smoothly,” Erdogan said after attending Friday prayers at the mosque in Istanbul.
Erdogan cuts ties with Assad After supporting protests by opponents of the Syrian president in 2011. Attempts to restore relations in recent years have failed due to Assad’s refusal.
