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Regime mobilizes troops in Aleppo amid concerns of Russia-Turkey summit

Translation by Yusra Ahmed

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime has started re-deploying its forces from Daraa and Palmyra to Aleppo to participate in the battle against the Syrian opposition in regaining control on the strategic sites in the city.

Sources loyalist to regime reported to Zaman al-Wasl that about 1500 members of the Republican Guards have been transferred to Aleppo, besides militias of Sokour al-Sahra sponsored by Ayman Jaber and Fatimyoon Brigade of Afghani majority were transferred from Palmyra to Aleppo.

The source mentioned that total count of forces arrived to Aleppo reached to 9000, while Fars, the Iranian official news agency confirmed that al-Radwan battalions affiliate of Hezbollah militias had arrived Syria beside the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

The source mentioned that a military order has been issued in regard to regaining control of regime's strategic strongholds in Aleppo, coincided with the Russian-Turkish summit between Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyib Erdogan in Petersburg today Tuesday.

The regime-loyal source attributed the significant loss of regime’s forces in Aleppo lately to lack of unity in the military decision, as there are Hezbollah militias, regime forces, the Iranian Republican Guards and Palestinian Quds brigade, subsequently the operations' coordinator among the allied forces in Aleppo has been change.

A commander in one of the opposition military formation expressed in his talk to Zaman Al Wasl that all forces the regime had gathered in Aleppo would not affect their plans.

The commander who talked on condition of anonymity said: “the decision has been taken by all the military formation to completely control Aleppo and outcomes would be seen in hours.

The battle for controlling Aleppo is significantly important for the Syrian opposition from one side, and the regime and allies from other side, as both sides enhance their forces because the battle is crucial according to experts.

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