Translation by Yusra Ahmed
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian crisis continued as one of the world's most important cased during 2015, Zaman Al Wasl proved to be one of the most sites interested in the Syrian issue according to "Alexa" rank.
2015 can be considered as the year of widening intervention and complexities in Syria, where the national sovereignty was bluntly breached especially when Russia, the USA’s conventional enemy, decided on 30-September to launch their intervention, almost a year following the US-led alliance operation in Syria that started in 7-August-2014.
Russian intervention was an air cover for the Syrian regime’s alliance on ground, as 90% of the attacks had not targeted the Islamic State “ISIS” but intensively targeted factions used to fight the Syrian regime and ISIS.
Human rights report revealed that Russian forces had killed 583 people in Syria, including 570 civilians, 152 children and 60 women, while only 13 fighters were killed.
The French aircrafts joined the air strikes in Syria after the suicide attacks that killed 132 people in Paris. Moreover on 21-December 2015 the French Defense Minister visited Moscow to coordinate with Russia the air strikes in Syria.
Britain was the last to announce the participation in the fight in Syria and accepted sending "Tornado" fighters to join the international bombardments in Syria claimed targeting ISIS’s sites.
Saudi Arabia joined had its part in the international alliances when announced formation of the "Islamic Alliance" of 34 Islamic and Arabic countries to fight terrorism, which enhanced expectations of analysts, politicians and observers about possible ground war as well as the Air Forces strikes.
On ground, there was many pro-regime local alliance like National defense forces, Soqoor Alsahra, battalions of Fowa, Abbas battalion in Kefraya.
In regard to non-Syrian alliance the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, who took part in the killing of Syrians since the beginning of their revolution, and most recently "The Iraqi Sada Najba” and “Fatimyon” and Pakistani "Zanbion" who participated in the North and South battles.
Moreover, above 20 faction had gone to fight in Syria under sectarian slogans, namely the Iranian "Qods Force" led by General Qassem Soleimani, who manages the own safety and security of of Bashar. "Brigade of Abo al-Fadel al- Abbas" the sectarian militia of Iraqi majority besides fighters from Syria, Lebanon and Asian guerrillas led by Abo Hajar al-Iraqi.
And from Iraq there is "Brigade of Almasoom” and “Aljawaleh” and Haidar Battalion of snipers, League of Ahl Alhaq, Iraqi Hezbollah, Sayyed Alshohada Brigade, the brigade of Zulfikar, a battalion-Zahra, martyr Mehrab Battalion, Martyr Forces, forces of Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr, militia of Iraqi army formed two brigades: Imam Hassan Mujtaba and the Lion of God. "
From Yemen Brigade of Saada, Yemeni well trained Huthi militia joined the Syrian regime alliance.
In addition there are armed formations of multi-nationalities, such as "Alwaed Alsadiq Corps" which is militias of Iraqi, Asian and Syrian mix, ahd “Saraya Alkhrasani” mix of Iraqi and Iranian forces.
“The brigade of Imam Hussein" a mix of Iraqis, Iranians, Afghans and Pakistanis. "Badr Organization" is an Iraqi and an Iranian militias, and "Alyom Almawood Brigade" made up of Iraqis and Asians and Pakistanis, and finally the "Brigade of Baqiyat Allah” is formed of Iraqis and Afghans.
These militias situated in Damascus and countryside, Aleppo, Idlib and the Southern region of Syria, while in the North and East areas and part of a Aleppo countryside and Raqqa, there are Kurdish militias "People's Protection Units-YPG”, and “Syrian Democratic Forces-SDF” which was formed formed in mid-October as an alliance between the powerful Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and rebel groups including Arab and Assyrian militias, to fight the Islamic State.
On the other side, foreign fighters came from overseas to join "Islamic state" who took advantage of the regime’s use of the sectarian strategy and that helped it to attract hundreds of young people coming from Arab and European countries and others. ISIS has become the synonym of Terrorism, and fighting it has become the password to intervene in the Syrian crisis.
A new chapter in the Syrian tragedy was added, as the number of immigrants to Europe have increased more than several folds compared to previous years. Syrian people risked their lives in sea trips which claimed hundreds of lives drowning in the sea.
Among all that congestion of alliance against the revolution, rebels did not stop and they progressed and liberated "Idlib" to be the second liberated province after Raqqa. Moreover, rebels controlled strategic cities most important was Ariha and Jisr Alshghoor which is considered the gate of the coast and the regime’s reservoir for militias.
Liberating Idlib coincided with expulsion of the regime’s forces form largest military barracks that participated in killing and displacing hundreds of thousands of Syrians, especially in “Alqarmid”, “Wadi Aldaif” and "Al-Mastumeh". After about 5 months "Abu Aldhor" military airport was liberated.
As well as Idlib, in Deraa in the South where the rebels liberated "Bosra Sham" which make it and its famous Roman theatre and monuments target of the Syrian explosive barrels threatening its history of destruction. Rebels also achieved victories in the countryside of Hama and Homs.
Rebels involved in fierce battles with the regime in cities of East Ghouta, but the regime and Russian airstrikes committed massacres against civilians especially in Douma, where most of the victims were women and children, amid tragic medical and humanitarian situation..
This year witnesses the biggest battles of casualties for both Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Quds Force, especially after the Russian intervention, amid reports of injury or the death of Qassem Soleimani, commander Quds forces of IRGC.
Amid all that chaos and different alliances, the international community tried to reach a "political solution" which was considered like looking for a needle in a burning haystack. .
The journey of the political part of the Syrian revolution moved among many capitals and cities of the world, starting in Geneva, and ended in New York, via Cairo, Moscow, Astana, Riyadh and Cordoba.
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian crisis continued as one of the world's most important cased during 2015, Zaman Al Wasl proved to be one of the most sites interested in the Syrian issue according to "Alexa" rank.
2015 can be considered as the year of widening intervention and complexities in Syria, where the national sovereignty was bluntly breached especially when Russia, the USA’s conventional enemy, decided on 30-September to launch their intervention, almost a year following the US-led alliance operation in Syria that started in 7-August-2014.
Russian intervention was an air cover for the Syrian regime’s alliance on ground, as 90% of the attacks had not targeted the Islamic State “ISIS” but intensively targeted factions used to fight the Syrian regime and ISIS.
Human rights report revealed that Russian forces had killed 583 people in Syria, including 570 civilians, 152 children and 60 women, while only 13 fighters were killed.
The French aircrafts joined the air strikes in Syria after the suicide attacks that killed 132 people in Paris. Moreover on 21-December 2015 the French Defense Minister visited Moscow to coordinate with Russia the air strikes in Syria.
Britain was the last to announce the participation in the fight in Syria and accepted sending "Tornado" fighters to join the international bombardments in Syria claimed targeting ISIS’s sites.
Saudi Arabia joined had its part in the international alliances when announced formation of the "Islamic Alliance" of 34 Islamic and Arabic countries to fight terrorism, which enhanced expectations of analysts, politicians and observers about possible ground war as well as the Air Forces strikes.
On ground, there was many pro-regime local alliance like National defense forces, Soqoor Alsahra, battalions of Fowa, Abbas battalion in Kefraya.
In regard to non-Syrian alliance the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, who took part in the killing of Syrians since the beginning of their revolution, and most recently "The Iraqi Sada Najba” and “Fatimyon” and Pakistani "Zanbion" who participated in the North and South battles.
Moreover, above 20 faction had gone to fight in Syria under sectarian slogans, namely the Iranian "Qods Force" led by General Qassem Soleimani, who manages the own safety and security of of Bashar. "Brigade of Abo al-Fadel al- Abbas" the sectarian militia of Iraqi majority besides fighters from Syria, Lebanon and Asian guerrillas led by Abo Hajar al-Iraqi.
And from Iraq there is "Brigade of Almasoom” and “Aljawaleh” and Haidar Battalion of snipers, League of Ahl Alhaq, Iraqi Hezbollah, Sayyed Alshohada Brigade, the brigade of Zulfikar, a battalion-Zahra, martyr Mehrab Battalion, Martyr Forces, forces of Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr, militia of Iraqi army formed two brigades: Imam Hassan Mujtaba and the Lion of God. "
From Yemen Brigade of Saada, Yemeni well trained Huthi militia joined the Syrian regime alliance.
In addition there are armed formations of multi-nationalities, such as "Alwaed Alsadiq Corps" which is militias of Iraqi, Asian and Syrian mix, ahd “Saraya Alkhrasani” mix of Iraqi and Iranian forces.
“The brigade of Imam Hussein" a mix of Iraqis, Iranians, Afghans and Pakistanis. "Badr Organization" is an Iraqi and an Iranian militias, and "Alyom Almawood Brigade" made up of Iraqis and Asians and Pakistanis, and finally the "Brigade of Baqiyat Allah” is formed of Iraqis and Afghans.
These militias situated in Damascus and countryside, Aleppo, Idlib and the Southern region of Syria, while in the North and East areas and part of a Aleppo countryside and Raqqa, there are Kurdish militias "People's Protection Units-YPG”, and “Syrian Democratic Forces-SDF” which was formed formed in mid-October as an alliance between the powerful Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and rebel groups including Arab and Assyrian militias, to fight the Islamic State.
On the other side, foreign fighters came from overseas to join "Islamic state" who took advantage of the regime’s use of the sectarian strategy and that helped it to attract hundreds of young people coming from Arab and European countries and others. ISIS has become the synonym of Terrorism, and fighting it has become the password to intervene in the Syrian crisis.
A new chapter in the Syrian tragedy was added, as the number of immigrants to Europe have increased more than several folds compared to previous years. Syrian people risked their lives in sea trips which claimed hundreds of lives drowning in the sea.
Among all that congestion of alliance against the revolution, rebels did not stop and they progressed and liberated "Idlib" to be the second liberated province after Raqqa. Moreover, rebels controlled strategic cities most important was Ariha and Jisr Alshghoor which is considered the gate of the coast and the regime’s reservoir for militias.
Liberating Idlib coincided with expulsion of the regime’s forces form largest military barracks that participated in killing and displacing hundreds of thousands of Syrians, especially in “Alqarmid”, “Wadi Aldaif” and "Al-Mastumeh". After about 5 months "Abu Aldhor" military airport was liberated.
As well as Idlib, in Deraa in the South where the rebels liberated "Bosra Sham" which make it and its famous Roman theatre and monuments target of the Syrian explosive barrels threatening its history of destruction. Rebels also achieved victories in the countryside of Hama and Homs.
Rebels involved in fierce battles with the regime in cities of East Ghouta, but the regime and Russian airstrikes committed massacres against civilians especially in Douma, where most of the victims were women and children, amid tragic medical and humanitarian situation..
This year witnesses the biggest battles of casualties for both Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Quds Force, especially after the Russian intervention, amid reports of injury or the death of Qassem Soleimani, commander Quds forces of IRGC.
Amid all that chaos and different alliances, the international community tried to reach a "political solution" which was considered like looking for a needle in a burning haystack. .
The journey of the political part of the Syrian revolution moved among many capitals and cities of the world, starting in Geneva, and ended in New York, via Cairo, Moscow, Astana, Riyadh and Cordoba.
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