2024-12-04
33 分钟Foreign correspondent Ruth Michaelson explains how President Bashar al-Assad’s government lost Aleppo, Syria’s second-biggest city, and who the Islamist militants are who have taken control there Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, you may notice some disruption to the availability of new episodes in your Guardian podcast feeds in the coming days. All the work on this episode was done before the strike action began. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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Today the shocking advance that reignited the Syrian civil war.
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The Syrian civil war was one of the defining events of the past decade.
It shattered one of the most important countries in the Middle east, incubated the rise of groups like isis, forced millions of Syrians to flee to neighbouring countries, to Europe, all over the world.
And I don't think it's fully appreciated just how close the Syrian government came to falling.
Despite reports of a huge military buildup outside Aleppo, the defiant protests continued overnight.
Rebel fighters and civilians are bracing for a fierce battle for Aleppo.
The Syrian president, Bashar Al Assad survived only because of the intervention of allies like Russia and Iran and Hezbollah.
The town of Daratiza is close to the city of Aleppo in northern Syria, and it's a frequent target of Russian airstrikes.
Who helped his troops claw back historic cities like Aleppo inch by inch at a terrible human cost.
Devastation in the rebel held Sukari neighborhood of Aleppo.
Activists blame a barrel bombing by government forces.
At least 100 people have been killed in the past week.
For the past few years, the Syrian conflict has been considered frozen.
The thanks to those allies, Assad has taken back control of most of the country.
Syria wasn't peaceful, it wasn't prosperous, but the rebellion was thought to be contained.