Syria.. How did the militants control the “Al-Wasl road”?

Regaining control of cities such as Homs, Hama and Aleppo by the Syrian army took years of military operations, but it only took a few days for the armed groups to lose them again.

Al Wasl Road

The distance from Aleppo to Homs is about 185 km via the Aleppo road Damascus International, it takes about two hours to travel by car, and about two days on foot.

According to information, the armed groups are about 5 km away from the city of Homs, and a large percentage of fighters are from the province of Homs and know the roads of the region and the nature of its geography, which can facilitate the control of the city. .

If the armed groups take control of the city of Homs, there are fears that the advance south towards Damascus, which is about 163 km away from Homs, will continue. Aleppo-Damascus International Road.

Absence of allies

The advance comes amid question marks about the lack of clear support from allies for the Syrian government, particularly Iran and Hezbollah.

Observers wonder about the absence of clear Iranian support, especially after the Iranian marches andBallistic missiles Israel has been targeted exactly twice, and drones owned by Hezbollah, a Tehran-backed ally, for example, managed to reach the Israeli prime minister’s bedroom. Benjamin Netanyahu.

Questions are also raised about the unpreparedness of the Syrian army in recent years for attacks of this type, with the note that the Syrian government has confirmed that this is due to the de-escalation agreement that was imposed on those areas before the start of the sudden attacks.

The Russian ally’s preoccupation with the Ukraine war has also made it somewhat absent from the scene, especially since Russia intervened militarily on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and managed to regain control of the country in 2015. Syrian army Today, in many places, it got lost very quickly.

Evolution in the form of faction fighting

Despite the absence of allied support, the development of how armed groups responded to attacks also played a prominent role in the rapid progress.

With local weapons production, the Administration has increased the intensity of threats and targeting, particularly with a focus on drone and missile production.

According to experts, government militants manufacture drones in small workshops in homes, garages or warehouses.

The body can Tahrir al-Sham Call for about 30,000 fighters, 15,000 permanent fighters and thousands more reservists, as well as people from other armed opposition groups.