Hezbollah and Iranian-backed militias suffer heavy losses fighting in Syria

In 2012, Hezbollah committed itself to armed conflict in defense of its Syrian ally, Bashar al Assad, against rebels and Islamic State fighters attempting to overthrow the Assad government. With the backing of Iran and Russia, they successfully supported the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in largely putting down the armed insurgency.

 

Hezbollah and Iranian-backed militias suffer heavy losses fighting in Syria
Hezbollah and Iranian-backed militias suffer heavy losses fighting in Syria

 

In 2012, Hezbollah committed itself to armed conflict in defense of its Syrian ally, Bashar al Assad, against rebels and Islamic State fighters attempting to overthrow the Assad government. With the backing of Iran and Russia, they successfully supported the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in largely putting down the armed insurgency.

But Hezbollah and Iranian-backed militias fighting on behalf of the Bashar al Assad’s government have suffered heavy losses since late January fighting Sunni militant groups in the Aleppo countryside located in northwestern Syria.

The area has become a strong-hold for jihadist groups like Hay’at Tahrir al Sham, al Qaeda linked militants and various Turkish-backed groups. Many of these groups operate under or are affiliated with the Incite the Believers Operation Room.

In recent weeks, the SAA and its allies have launched an offensive to retake the opposition stronghold in northwestern Syria. They have largely been successful at retaking strategic roads and villages in their advance. However, the cost of retaking areas lost during the Syrian Civil war has come at a price for Hezbollah and its allied militias.

On January 24th, it was announced that a Hezbollah commander, Jaafar al Sadiq, was killed in Syria. Four days later, the death of three Hezbollah fighters were announced: Ammar Darwish, Abbas Yunis and Abbas Taha, all killed fighting in the Aleppo countryside. As the fighting intensified in areas such as al Zahraa, another Hezbollah fighter, Muhib al Nimr was also killed.

 

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