Russia, Iran and Turkey expressed their concern on Saturday, November 30 about the “ dangerous development of the situation in Syria », after the advance of jihadists and Syrian rebels in taking control of the city of Aleppo, and the provinces of Idlib and Hama.
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There Russia announced on Saturday, November 30, that it had discussed the situation “in separate interviews with Iran and Turkey.” dangerous » in Syriaafter the jihadists and their allies took most of the city of Aleppo. Russia andIran are the main allies of the regime Bashar al-Assadwhile the Türkiye is a supporter of the rebel factions.
During the telephone call between the heads of Russian and Turkish diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov and Hakan Fidan, “ both sides expressed their deep concern over the dangerous developments in the situation in Syria, linked to the military escalation in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib “, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. They expressed “ the need to coordinate joint action to stabilize the situation in Syria. »
During the call between Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, the two men this time “ expressed their extreme concern about the dangerous escalation of the situation in Syria “, the press release this time mentioning ” the terrorist offensive of armed groups » in the regions of Aleppo and Idlib.
“ Ministers agreed on the need to intensify joint efforts aimed at stabilizing the situation in Syria », indicated Moscow in the report of the conversation with the Iranian minister.
The head of Iranian diplomacy Abbas Araghchi will travel to Syria on Sunday, December 1, his ministry announced on Saturday. Abbas Araghchi will then travel to Türkiye for “ consultations on regional issues, particularly recent developments », Added the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release.
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Advance of jihadists and rebels in Aleppo, capture of strategic locations in Idlib and Hama
Rebel factions took control of the Aleppo airport, in northern Syria, and strategic locations in the neighboring provinces of Idlib and Hamas on Saturday, November 30, after government forces ” removed “, during an offensive against the forces of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The NGO added that the rebels had also advanced in the provinces of Idlib and Hama, taking control of ” dozens of strategic localities without any resistance “.
Iran said on Saturday that “ terrorist elements » had attacked its consulate in Aleppo, in northern Syria, during a rebel offensive in the region. In a statement, Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, “ strongly condemned the attack » led by “ certain armed terrorist elements » against the Iranian consulate, adding that all staff members were safe.
The jihadists of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), dominated by the former Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, and Syrian rebel factions launched an offensive on Wednesday against regime forces in the neighboring provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, taking dozens of localities before entering Aleppo, Syria’s second city, on Friday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
This violence are the first of this magnitude for several years in Syria, where hostilities had generally ceased between the belligerents, supported by different regional and international powers with divergent interests in this devastating war launched in 2011.
France calls on all parties to “protect civilian populations” in Aleppo
“ France is carefully following the military developments in Aleppo “, indicated in a press release the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “ These developments demonstrate the need, thirteen years after the start of the Syrian civil war, to resume without delay the meetings of the Syrian constitutional committee, to finally achieve a political solution », added the Quai d’Orsay.