Anti-government rebels in northern Syria have launched a sudden offensive in an effort to capitalize on Israel’s efforts to weaken Iran’s regional proxies.

A Syrian rebel coalition has launched an unprecedented attack on Assad regime forces in northwest Syria, making significant rapid gains.

For years, Israel has carried out deadly strikes in Syria, saying its targets are Iran-backed militants including the Lebanese group Hezbollah. Those attacks have escalated in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel from Gaza.

Today, Nour al-Din al-Zenki and HTS troops are an essential part of the operation to retake the strategic area, which is considered the lifeline between HTS and SNA-controlled territories, and the western shield of Aleppo city for the Syrian forces.

Syrian government and opposition factions say Syrian armed groups have launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces, setting off fierce clashes for the second day.

The surprise assault occurred around Aleppo, a government-held city and one of the focal points of fighting in Syria’s civil war.

Syrian rebels in the last opposition enclave in northern Syria launched on Wednesday a wide-scale military operation against the Syrian army and seized territory in the first such advance in years, army and rebel sources said.

Syria's opposition groups say armed forces launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces and seized territory in northwestern Syria

In a significant escalation, Syrian opposition factions have launched their largest offensive in years against regime and Iranian forces in the Aleppo countryside, reports Rizik Alabi of The Media Line.