Battle for Homs: Assad in the terminal - jihadisten move forward!

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Die islamistische Offensive in Syrien erreicht Homs: Strategische Stadt unter Druck, 1,5 Millionen Flüchtlinge drohen.
The Islamist offensive in Syria reaches Homs: strategic city under pressure, 1.5 million refugees threaten. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

in Syria, the Situation is dramatic: after a rapidly preceding offensive of the Islamist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies, the strategically significant city of Homs threatens to fall into the hands of the insurgents. The offensive, which began on November 27, already led to taking the second largest city of Aleppo and the important city of Hama. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the troops from rulers Bashar al-Assad have withdrawn from Homs, while HTS is only five kilometers away from the city. Rami Abdel Rahman, according to the observation site, makes it clear: "Whoever wins the battle for Homs will rule Syria", which underlines the importance of this city.

escape and chaos: The humanitarian crisis escalates

The violence escalates and does not remain without consequences for the civilian population. According to the UN, the current fights have already forced 280,000 people to flee. This could continue to tighten in a brutal way, since estimates by the United Nations assume up to 1.5 million additional refugees. The humanitarian situation is alarming; Numerous people in need desperately look for safe refugees in the country, while many have to sleep on the street. This chaos is further fueled by the continued offensive of the HTS, which pursues the goal of overthrowing Assad's regime.

The Turkish government also pursues the developments with concern. On Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed the wish that the advance of the oppositional in Syria continued without incidents. The goal: an attack against Damascus that lies in the south of the country. The geopolitical tensions increase while the Foreign Minister of Türkiye, Iran and Russia meet in Doha to discuss a common strategy to support Assad. The situation in Syria remains tense and unpredictable, while the shadows of a new civil war.

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