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Syrian Forces Liberated Aleppo Owing to Crucial Help of Russia

© AFP 2023 / GEORGE OURFALIANSyrian army soldiers patrol the area around the entrance of Bani Zeid after taking control of the previously rebel-held district of Leramun, on the northwest outskirts of Aleppo, on July 28, 2016
Syrian army soldiers patrol the area around the entrance of Bani Zeid after taking control of the previously rebel-held district of Leramun, on the northwest outskirts of Aleppo, on July 28, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The chairman of the Syrian Democratic Council of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said that Syrian Armed Forces succeeded to liberate the northern country's city of Aleppo thanks to Russia's crucial assistance as well as support of Iran and Shia groups.

Protesters wave flags during a demonstration in solidarity with the inhabitants of the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, outside the entrance to Downing Street, in central London on December 13, 2016. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) The Syrian Armed Forces succeeded to liberate the northern country's city of Aleppo thanks to Russia's crucial assistance as well as support of Iran and Shia groups, the chairman of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) told Sputnik on Tuesday.

"Aleppo has been liberated from the jihadists' gangs thanks to Russia. They were definitely the terrorist gangs, not the opposition groups. They have killed civilians in Aleppo, they have killed many representatives of the Kurdish population… The liberation of Aleppo is a big victory of the Syrian army. Russia, which possesses considerable military and diplomatic power, has played a significant role in this victory," Rezzan Hido said.

Iran and Shia groups have also contributed to the liberation of the embattled city, he added.

Since 2011, Syria has been engulfed in a civil war, following the protests that had turned violent, as part of the so-called Arab Spring. Over the recent months, Aleppo became a major battleground in Syria.

On December 16, the Russian Defense Ministry's center for Syrian reconciliation said that the Syrian army operation to liberate the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo was over, and that the Syrian government troops were eliminating separate hotbeds of militant resistance.

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