Syrian government forces have begun leaving areas near the city of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria. According to unconfirmed information, these areas are now occupied by Kurdish forces deployed on the other side of the Euphrates River.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported this.
SOHR sources reported that the troops of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad have begun withdrawing units that were located in the Deir ez-Zor area. They are moving towards the capital.
In addition to Deir ez-Zor, government forces are leaving positions in the areas of the settlements of Al-Mayadeen, Al-Quriyah and Abu Kamal.
A fragment of a map of the fighting in Syria. The territories controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces are marked in yellow. Photo: wikimedia.org
It is emphasized that along with Assad's forces, who left Abu Kamal, a city located on the border with Iraq, fighters of Iraqi groups supported by Iran were seen.
It is also claimed that, against the backdrop of the withdrawal of government forces, Kurdish units (Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF) are beginning to occupy the territory south of the Euphrates River.
Opposition forces' offensive in Syria
On November 27, 2024, Syrian opposition groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a large-scale offensive in the Aleppo province in northwestern Syria.
Within a few days, opposition groups established control over a dozen settlements. Later, they captured Aleppo, one of the largest cities in the country.
Opposition groups continue their offensive in the south. The day before, it became known that the city of Hama had come under their control, after which they continued their movement in a southerly direction.
The offensive of the opposition groups led to the fact that the aggressor country russia was forced to evacuate warships from the port in the city of Tartus in western Syria.
Besides, according to the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, russian military personnel and diplomats began to be evacuated from Damascus.
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