After Aleppo, Idlib is also under the control of the opposition in Syria.

The civil war has intensified in Syria, Turkey's neighboring country. Armed groups opposing Bashar al-Assad's regime entered the city center of Aleppo yesterday, gaining control over many neighborhoods and seizing a large part of the city. The regime has decided to withdraw from the city where control has been lost.

AFTER ALEPPO, IDLIB HAS FALLEN TOO

After Aleppo, Assad has lost another stronghold. Reuters reports that Idlib, located 60 kilometers from Aleppo, has also fallen into the hands of armed groups opposing the regime. Idlib also shares a border with Hatay.

AMMUNITION AND MILITARY VEHICLES SEIZED

Groups that reached Sadallah Al-Jabiri Square, located in the center of Aleppo, advanced and seized a large part of the city. Groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) quickly took control of the governorate and police headquarters buildings, as well as the iconic Aleppo Citadel. Armed groups that captured Abu Zuhur Military Airport seized ammunition and military vehicles left behind by regime soldiers.

CURFEW IMPOSED

Armed groups that imposed a curfew in the city are conducting inspections in the neighborhoods they have taken control of and implementing security measures. In the evening hours, the groups also entered buildings used by the regime as detention centers, releasing dozens of people, including political prisoners.

SYRIAN ARMY: DOZENS OF SOLDIERS KILLED, WE ARE WITHDRAWING

The Syrian army confirmed that the opposition has entered Aleppo and announced its decision to withdraw from the city. The statement included, "We are temporarily withdrawing; our aim is to launch a counterattack." It was also stated that dozens of soldiers were killed and injured in the large-scale clashes with the opposition in Aleppo.

ALEPPO AIRPORT UNDER PKK/YPG CONTROL

Following this decision, Syrian regime forces withdrew, leaving some strategic locations, including Aleppo International Airport, to the terrorist organization PKK/YPG.

MORE THAN 50 VILLAGES CAPTURED IN IDLIB

Armed groups rapidly advancing in the rural areas of Idlib have captured more than 50 villages under the control of the Assad regime in the eastern and southeastern parts of Idlib since the morning hours. The strategically important Serakib district is currently under the control of the opposition.

RUSSIA PROMISES MILITARY AID TO STOP THE OPPOSITION

Meanwhile, last night the Russian army announced that an operation had been launched against HTS advancing in Aleppo and that an airstrike had been carried out. Two military sources reported that Russia, one of the most important allies of the Assad regime, promised additional military aid to the regime to stop the opposition, and that new equipment would start arriving within the next 72 hours.

WHAT HAPPENED?

On November 27, clashes began between Assad regime forces and armed groups opposing the regime in the western rural area of Aleppo province in northern Syria.

On November 27-28, armed groups opposing the regime rapidly advanced from the western rural area of Aleppo towards the center, capturing many areas in the rural areas of Idlib from the second day of the clashes.

From noon yesterday, armed groups that entered the city center of Aleppo had reached the central parts of Aleppo by the evening hours.