Syrian Rebels Launch Aleppo Offensive


Quick Syria Update: - On Monday, Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. General Pat Ryder announced that the U.S.-Russian military-to-military deconfliction hotline was used to prevent a future miscalculation. The tempo of both U.S. and Russian operations has increased significantly in the past week. - The Russian base in the Tartus region of Syria comes under significant threat from advancing opposition forces. As of late yesterday, opposition forces, led by HTS, were just ~20 km from the Latakia Naval Base. Most recently, repeated explosions have been reported in the local region. - It’s become increasingly clear that opposition forces are seeking to isolate the city of Hama in order to make the position of the SAA forces tasked with its defense untenable. A number of key heights and ground lines of communication (GLOC) on the outskirts of the city have been taken. Such successes will only serve to potentiate opposition efforts to isolate the city. Fighting has already been reported within the city limits.
 
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