International Politics

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Rebel sources have told New Lines that there were several factors behind the regime’s implosion in Aleppo. One was the penetration of a high-level security meeting in Aleppo, during which an Iranian brigadier general and several Syrian officers were killed. The result was chaos in the city’s security operations and fear among officials in the city. Another was the use of sleeper cells inside Aleppo, which coordinated with the rebels, ensuring the further disruption of efforts to mobilize a garrison from an intact fallback position.

https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-backstory-behind-the-fall-of-aleppo/