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| Syria prepares op to liberate Aleppo, Russia to assist – Damascus | Syria prepares op to liberate Aleppo, Russia to assist – Damascus |
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| After liberating Palmyra from terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Syrian forces are now preparing a similar operation for the country’s second-largest city, Aleppo, according to Syrian PM Wael al-Halaki. Russia is to assist, he added. | After liberating Palmyra from terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Syrian forces are now preparing a similar operation for the country’s second-largest city, Aleppo, according to Syrian PM Wael al-Halaki. Russia is to assist, he added. |
| READ MORE: Russians continue to clear ISIS mines in Palmyra, as locals return (PHOTOS) | READ MORE: Russians continue to clear ISIS mines in Palmyra, as locals return (PHOTOS) |
| "We, together with our Russian partners, are preparing for an operation to liberate Aleppo and to block all illegal armed groups which have not joined or [which have] broken the ceasefire deal," Wael al-Halaki said Sunday, as cited by TASS. | "We, together with our Russian partners, are preparing for an operation to liberate Aleppo and to block all illegal armed groups which have not joined or [which have] broken the ceasefire deal," Wael al-Halaki said Sunday, as cited by TASS. |
| Halaki added that Deir ez-Zor would be the next major target for Damascus after taking control of Aleppo. | Halaki added that Deir ez-Zor would be the next major target for Damascus after taking control of Aleppo. |
| He was speaking as a parliamentary delegation from Russia visited Syria on Sunday. | He was speaking as a parliamentary delegation from Russia visited Syria on Sunday. |
| Russia's Defense Ministry has not commented on the report. | |
| The Syrian Army, supported by Russian warplanes, liberated Palmyra last month in a three-week operation. The city is strategically located in central Syria and its capture opened a window of opportunity to further advance to Deir ez-Zor in the east. | The Syrian Army, supported by Russian warplanes, liberated Palmyra last month in a three-week operation. The city is strategically located in central Syria and its capture opened a window of opportunity to further advance to Deir ez-Zor in the east. |
| However, the situation in Aleppo, which is currently being contested by several rival factions, has recently been aggravated. This week terrorist group Jaysh al-Islam used chemical weapons to attack Kurdish YPG forces, which control one of the city’s neighborhoods. | However, the situation in Aleppo, which is currently being contested by several rival factions, has recently been aggravated. This week terrorist group Jaysh al-Islam used chemical weapons to attack Kurdish YPG forces, which control one of the city’s neighborhoods. |
| READ MORE: Syrian Islamist group Jaysh al-Islam admits using banned weapons against Kurds in Aleppo | READ MORE: Syrian Islamist group Jaysh al-Islam admits using banned weapons against Kurds in Aleppo |
| Aleppo is located in northwest Syria, close to the Turkish border, and before the war it was an economic powerhouse of Syria. | Aleppo is located in northwest Syria, close to the Turkish border, and before the war it was an economic powerhouse of Syria. |