Iran-backed Shia militias in Iraq have entered Syria to assist the regime's army.

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On Friday, November 27, armed opposition groups that launched an operation against Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria captured Tel Rifaat after Aleppo and Idlib.

412 PEOPLE HAVE DIED

While bloody clashes occurred at the Turkish border, a total of 412 people have lost their lives in the clashes between the opposition and regime soldiers to date.

According to the latest data from AFP, 61 of these deaths are civilians, 137 are from the Syrian army, and 214 are members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

THE FIRST SUPPORT FOR ASSAD CAME FROM THEM

While it was learned that regime soldiers suffered heavy casualties, the first support for Bashar al-Assad came from Iran-backed Shia militias in Iraq.

THEY ENTERED THE COUNTRY

According to information reported by Reuters, Iran-backed Shia militias entered the country to assist the Syrian Regime Army.

THE ADVANCE OF THE OPPOSITION CONTINUES

The Syrian National Army (SNA) continues its advance in the Tel Rifaat district as part of the Operation Dawn of Freedom, which was launched to prevent the PKK/YPG's terrorist corridor between Tel Rifaat and Manbij. Clashes between SNA forces and terrorists holed up in Tel Rifaat are ongoing. As part of the operation, the SNA captured the villages of Shevergaelrız, Tennep, Malikiyye, Keffin, Kefernaya, Miskan, El-Cuz, Tatmıraş, Tel İneb, Mezeret Hamad, Zoyan, Maranaz, Algamiyye, Burcelgas, Minnığ, Telaccaz, Harabşems, Kutale, Ayn Dakne, Deyr Cemal, and Zukkebir, as well as the airports of Kuveyris and Minnığ and Zuyan Hill.

24 VILLAGES WERE SAVED FROM THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

The SNA forces, which liberated the center of Tel Rifaat from the PKK/YPG, also cleared the villages of Sheale, Radar Sheale, and Neyrebiyye, which the organization used as a base in its attacks targeting secure areas. Thus, today, in addition to the district center, 24 villages in Tel Rifaat were liberated from the terrorist organization PKK/YPG.

THEY TOOK SEFIRE FROM THE REGIME'S HANDS

Meanwhile, military opposition groups reclaimed the district of Sefire, located southeast of Aleppo city center, from Assad regime forces as part of the operation.

OPERATION DAWN OF FREEDOM

With the launch of the operation against Aleppo by armed groups opposing the regime on November 27, Syrian regime forces cooperated with the terrorist organization PKK/YPG and ceded some areas to the organization. The terrorist organization began to fortify these areas after bringing reinforcements from the east of the Euphrates River to the Aleppo region. In response to preparations for establishing a terrorist corridor between Tel Rifaat and Manbij, the Syrian National Army launched the Operation Dawn of Freedom against the PKK/YPG. After the district of Tel Rifaat was besieged, the district center was liberated from terrorism.

THE OCCUPATION OF TEL RIFAT BY PKK/YPG

YPG/PKK terrorists captured Tel Rifaat and some surrounding settlements in February 2016 with the air support of Russia. The terrorist organization displaced approximately 250,000 civilians from Tel Rifaat and its surroundings, and this population sought refuge in areas close to the Turkish border. The YPG/PKK carried out attacks from there against Turkish security forces and opposition fighters stationed in the areas of the Euphrates Shield Operation and Olive Branch Operation. The terrorist organization PKK/YPG, which occupied the district of Tel Rifaat, tried to hold the district by cooperating with Bashar al-Assad's regime and its supporters. After the armed groups opposing the Assad regime entered the center of Aleppo on November 29, regime forces withdrew their elements from Tel Rifaat.