Syrian authorities and Russian warplanes intensified assaults on Monday in areas held by rebels within the northwest, residents and rescue staff mentioned, together with a strike on a displaced individuals’s camp that killed seven.
The lightning insurgent assault final week dealt Assad his greatest blow in years, reigniting a battle that had appeared frozen for years after civil conflict entrance strains stabilised in 2020.
Russia, although centered on its conflict in Ukraine since 2022, retains an air base in northern Syria. The principle Iran-backed group, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, has been centered by itself conflict with Israel for the reason that Gaza battle started final 12 months.
The USA and United Arab Emirates have mentioned the opportunity of making an attempt to peel Assad away from Iran by providing to elevate sanctions if he cuts off weapons routes to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, sources accustomed to the matter mentioned.
The discussions passed off earlier than the insurgent advance on Aleppo final week, the sources mentioned.
