Homs offensive (October 2015)
| Homs offensive (October 2015) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Hezbollah |
Supported by:  Qatar | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Bashar Assad Vladimir Putin Ali Khamenei Hassan Nasrallah |
 Abu Yahia al-Hamawi[1] (Leader of Ahrar ash-Sham) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
 Lots of al-Qaeda affilliates killed (government claim)[2] | |||||||
The Homs offensive (October 2015 is one of a number of different offensives in different areas in the Syrian Civil War launched by coalition forces in October 2015. SANA also reports on the Aleppo offensive (October 2015), Daraa offensive (October 2015), Damascus countryside offensive (October 2015) and Quneitra offensive (October 2015).[3] Local media activist Hassan Abou Nouh said "The regime is actually getting its forces ready in all Homs's northern countryside ... What we fear is that they will follow the same strategy they had in Hama countryside. They actually attacked the fighters in all fronts at once".[4]
It is coordinated through a new security and intelligence-sharing agreement with Russia, Iran, Iraq, and Syria from a command centre in Baghdad.[5]
Russian airstrikes have been involved in the Homs offensive aided by Syrian, Hezbollah and Iranian forces aimed at turning areas controlled by pro-caliphate militants into a desolate moonscape.[6]
The offensive is aimed at recapturing significant areas that had been lost by the Syrian government to Free Syrian Army, Army of Conquest and other Al-Qaeda affiliates, and ISIL forces. Hezbollah linked Al Manar reported President Assad as saying the "Syria-Russia-Iran-Iraq Front must succeed or the region would be destroyed." Assad claimed "The chances of this alliance's success are big, not small,” explaining “Most countries in the world have felt the real threat of terrorism and most recently numerous remarks have been addressed at international level, indicating support for the aforesaid coalition. Therefore, I think that there are good opportunities for this coalition to succeed”.[7]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Abu Yahia al-Hamawi, Ahrar al-Sham's New Leader". Syria Comment. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ Master. "Assad forces stage vast offensive in western Syria". Aljazeera. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ Army launches operation in Homs, establishes control over many areas in various provinces, SANA, 15-10-15
- ↑ Dominic Evans and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Syrian army and Russian jets target rebel towns north of Homs, Reuters, Thu Oct 15, 2015
- ↑ Ahmed Rasheed and Saif Hameed, Iraq leans towards Russia in war on Islamic State, Reuters, Wed Oct 7, 2015
- ↑ Syrian Regime, Backed by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, Expands Ground Offensive to Aleppo, Wall Street Journal, 18-10-15
- ↑ [Syria-Russia-Iran-Iraq Front Must Succeed or Region would be Destroyedhttp://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=232957&frid=23&cid=23&fromval=1&seccatid=20 Assad: Syria-Russia-Iran-Iraq Front Must Succeed or Region would be Destroyed, Al-Manar, 04-10-15]
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