Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo taken over by rebels, no help from Iran and Russia due to…

Damascus: The Syrian regime has lost its second-largest city Aleppo to opposition factions led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The weakening grip of Iran has also increased the helplessness of the Syrian regime, leading to Aleppo falling into the hands of the rebels.
This is a turning point for Syria and the region because HTS has dealt such a big blow to the Bashar al-Assad government after many years. Experts say that Iran is also becoming a reason for Aleppo slipping out from the hands of Syria because Iran is no longer paying attention to Syria as before and rebel groups are taking advantage of this.
The Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reports that the Syrian government was confident that it would get help from Iran and Russia. Iran and Russia have been embroiled in their wars for some time, which has directly affected Syria. Iran no longer has a commander like Qasem Soleimani who played a key role in the 2015 Syrian civil war. Soleimani helped the Syrian regime recapture Aleppo from rebels in 2016. Because of him, Syria got help from Russia and Hezbollah.
HTS has entered Aleppo, repelling the Syrian forces. The Syrian army, without Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, has looked helpless in front of the HTS. This clearly shows the weakening of Iran’s policy. Because of Gaza and Lebanon, they do not seem to be able to help Syria.
The weakening of the Syrian regime is bad news for Iran. The Syrian regime’s weakness makes Iran vulnerable. Iran uses Syria to deliver weapons to Hezbollah. Iran-backed Iraqi militias can now move to Syria to help the regime in the battle for Aleppo. These militias include Kata’ib Hezbollah, Asaib Ahl Al Haq, and Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya.
HTS says it has regained more than half of the territory. For the first time since 2016, the rebels have reached Aleppo. Government forces said HTS had regained control of several cities in Aleppo and Idlib on Wednesday, November 27.