War of conquest in Syria: Islamists attack cities, soldiers die!

War of conquest in Syria: Islamists attack cities, soldiers die!

Khanazir, Syrien - In Syria, conflicts and escalations are increasing. An offensive group of Islamist insurgents, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has conquered four cities in the past few days, including Halfaja, Tajbat al-Imam, Maardis and Soran. According to reports, around 50 soldiers were killed, which underlines the importance of these aggressive advances, since the Islamist forces are now about ten kilometers from the strategically important city of Hama. These developments confirm the alarming information from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which logs the extent of the struggles in the region.

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The Syrian government forces reacted intensively to attacks and try to recapture their lost areas. The village of Chanasser, which was taken less than two days earlier by the Islamist insurgents, was brought back by the Syrian armed forces. Furthermore, the Syrian army, supported by Russian air strikes, fought the offensive of the Islamist rebels. n-tv.de reported that both the air and artillery attacks were intensively conducted intensively become.

The geopolitical situation is additionally complicated by intervention from abroad. The Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi said on Tuesday that Iran could react to the Syrian government's request to send troops and would thus assure his support for rulers Bashar al-Assad. In view of this tense situation, Turkey, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, requires a "real political process" in Syria to avoid an escalation of violence, such as