Syrian rebels launched a new operation against regime forces on Wednesday, reportedly capturing several villages, as regime and Russian forces launched airstrikes on rebel-held northwestern Syria.
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Syrian rebels launched a new operation against regime forces on Wednesday, reportedly capturing several villages, as regime and Russian forces launched airstrikes on rebel-held northwestern Syria.
The New Arab’s affiliate Syria TV reported that rebels had named their operation 'Deterring Aggression' - its goal, to expand areas of Syria where displaced people could return to "in dignity and security".
Opposition forces said they had taken control of several villages in western Aleppo province - including Sheikh Aqil, Jamiyat Al-Maari, and Bala = following fierce clashes with regime forces.
They also claimed to have seized the strategic Base 46 in the area, according to rebel-affiliated Twitter accounts.
A spokesman for the Jaysh al-Izzah rebel group, Mustafa Bakkour, told The New Arab’s sister site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that the operation had come in response to the regime and its allies massing troops and launching attacks in the northwest area over the past few weeks.
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