Social media accounts recently published a photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with soldiers, claiming that it was after the “Response to Aggression” operation. The photo was accompanied by the following text: “From the field, Assad leads the battle. Stay tuned for surprises.”
Kashif verified the photo via “Google Images” tool and found that it is old. The photo is from 2015 and shows Bashar al-Assad during his visit to the army forces in the Jobar neighborhood in Damascus.
On 1/1/2015, BBC published a report titled “Syrian President Visits Jobar Neighborhood on the Outskirts of Damascus.” The report included a group of photos, including the circulated photo. BBC stated that the photos were from Bashar al-Assad’s visit to the Jobar neighborhood in Damascus and his meeting with the soldiers there.
On 1/1/2015, the “Sana in video” Facebook account published a video clip showing Assad visiting Jobar, shaking hands with and talking to the military personnel, and eating with them. The video was accompanied by the following title: “President Assad in Jobar with soldiers, non-commissioned officers, and officers of the Syrian Arab Army.”
The opposition factions announced on Wednesday 27/11/2024 the start of a military operation called “Deterrence of Aggression.”
The opposition factions announced on Saturday, 30/11/2024, their control over the entire Idlib province, in addition to nearly 50 villages and towns in Syria, most notably the city of Maarat al-Numan after the Syrian army forces withdrew. They also took control of the Kuweires airport in the Aleppo countryside, in addition to other military sites on the outskirts of Aleppo .
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the Syrian regime forces sent large reinforcements and repositioned themselves in strategic areas in the northern and western Hama countryside, in light of the decline in the intensity of the battles after the opposition factions took control of the cities of Morek, Kafr Zita, Al-Lataminah and Khan Sheikhoun in the Hama and Idlib countrysides.
