Will Idlib and Aleppo be the spark of large settlements or the fuel for new conflicts?

According to Rami Abdel Rahman, director Syrian Observatory 14 towns and cities fell Hama village The north is in the hands of the armed factions in about two hours, with the complete and comprehensive withdrawal of the Syrian army as ordered by the military leadership.

Earlier on Saturday, the factions announced control of 75 percent of the settlement AleppoIt is stated that the latter will be administratively subordinated to what is known as the Salvation Government, which is the Al-Julani government that governs Idlib and its surroundings.

She also revealed that she managed to tighten control over… Idlib Governorate As a whole, as well as about 50 villages and towns in Syria The most prominent of them is the city of Maarat al-Numan after the withdrawal of Syrian army forces from it.

The death toll, whether military or civilian, in the operation, which is now in its fourth day in the villages of Idlib and Aleppo, has reached more than 301 since dawn on November 27.

“great earthquake”

Mahmoud Alush, a researcher at the Center for Policy Analysis, believes… Istanbul What is happening is like a major earthquake in Syria because of the nature of the attacks, the areas targeted and the rapid collapse of forces Syrian army and its allies in the region.

Alloush added to Sky News Arabia that there were objective factors that led to this result, and above all that the military forces deliberately gradually occupied the de-escalation areas, which encouraged the armed factions to launch this operation.

He pointed out that “the regional factor is very important”, noting that it is unimaginably unaware Russia Turkey carried out this attack, but ruled out direct Turkish participation in the operation.

He pointed out that “Turkey and Russia have cooperation in Syria, which is why it is unlikely that Ankara will play the Syrian card to put pressure on Moscow.”

“The shocking collapse of the Syrian army”

For his part, military and strategic expert, Brigadier General Turki Al-Hassan, said that the Syrian street is in a state of shock because what is happening is taking the country back to the beginning, when the army forces collapsed in 2014 and 2015. until those factions took control of 80 percent of Syria’s geography.

Al-Hassan stressed to Sky News Arabia that building positions, assessing or fully assessing what is happening in Syria is difficult in light of the accelerated events, but the collapse of the fronts and the withdrawal of the Syrian army are still unanswered questions.

The military expert emphasized that he did not believe that “the enormous ability I could have with Hai’at Tahrir al-Sham From taking a big city like Aleppo unless Turkey partners with these groups.

He stated that the Syrian army withdrew its forces from the front lines towards southeast Aleppo in order to protect the soldiers who were in the city.

“Washington was surprised”

As for Richard Goodstein, a Democratic strategist and former adviser to former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, he said: Washington I was surprised by what happened because it was not in his interest or in Israel’s interest, because the region has enough turmoil.

Goodstein added to Sky News Arabia that there is an impression that he is the elected president Donald Trump He can turn the balance in the region, but unfortunately the current president Joe Biden He knows the region better and has been dealing with it for decades.

He stated that it is too early to know who is behind these events and “it is important to assume that Turkey was aware of what happened and may not be happy about it, as well as perhaps the Turkish president.” Recep Tayyip Erdogan “I am optimistic about the arrival of Trump, who may support Ankara.”