In Syria, jihadist groups and their allies are carrying out a vast offensive in the north of the country

These are the most violent clashes since 2020. More than 240 people have died, according to an NGO and Syrian state media.

They are approaching the city of Aleppo. Jihadists and their allies are leading a vast offensive in northwestern Syria against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which has left more than 240 dead since Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory announced on Friday, November 29. human rights (OSDH) and the Syrian state media. These are the most violent clashes since 2020 in northwest Syria.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based NGO with an extensive network of sources in Syria, reported around fifty localities conquered by the rebels. “They are almost two kilometers from the city of Aleppo”said Rami Abdel Rahmane, director of the OSDH, to AFP.

Bashar al-Assad's army “sent reinforcements” in Aleppo, according to a Syrian official, who assures that the attackers “did not reach the limits of the city”. Russia, an ally of the regime, also carried out strikes on rebel areas, killing at least 19 civilians, according to the OSDH.

Northern Syria has benefited in recent years from an uneasy calm made possible by a ceasefire established after a regime offensive in March 2020. The truce was sponsored by Moscow with Turkey, which supports certain Syrian rebel groups at its border.

The Syrian regime has regained control of a large part of the country with the support of its Russian and Iranian allies since the outbreak in 2011 of the conflict which left more than half a million dead and displaced millions. people.