Open Border War in Aleppo: Syrian Army Retreats to Bashkoy | Al Akhbar English
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The recent offensive is the culmination of a longstanding plan initiated by the Syrian army and its allies. All has gone according to this plan so far. The last phase, however, seems to be as difficult as all the previous ones combined, due to a number of factors.
First of all, the battle is decisive to the armed groups. Second, these groups can bring in supplies, men, and other material easily from the countryside and Turkey. The current battles are taking place in the closest point to the strongholds of the armed groups, in the northern countryside and by the Syrian-Turkish border.