Blinken and the Turkish foreign minister discussed the need to de-escalate and protect civilian lives and infrastructure in Aleppo and elsewhere.
They also discussed the ongoing humanitarian effort in Gaza and the need to end it War and securing the release of all hostages.
What is happening in Syria?
- Armed factions, led by… Hai’at Tahrir al-Sham “Former Al-Nusra Front”, Wednesday, villages and towns in Aleppo province, which is controlled by the Syrian government.
- At the end of 2016, the forces recovered Syrian army Backed by Russia, Iran and loyalist armed factions in the region, the entire city of Aleppo and fighters from the armed factions have agreed to withdraw after months of bombardment and siege in a battle that has turned the tide.
- Mustafa Abdel Jaber, one of the leaders of the armed factions, said the rapid progress was due to the lack of sufficient numbers of militants he supports. Iran In the governorate.
- he said Syrian armyHe said on Sunday that he had regained control of a number of towns that had been seized by armed organizations in the past few days.
- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed on Sunday that “terrorism only understands the language of force,” adding that “terrorists do not represent people or institutions.” They only represent the agencies that work and support them.”