Syria: after the takeover of Aleppo airport, rebel forces attack Hama


At least 44 people have been killed and more than 48,500 people have been displaced since the country’s conflict resumed last November.

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In Syria, the fighting between the radical group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the regime of Bashar al Assad continues.

Advancement of rebel forces towards the south of the country

In recent days, government forces have intensified their airstrikes on the city of Idlib.

At least three civilians were killed on Monday in a bombing targeting a hospital, according to the White Helmets, the opposition civil defense organization.

After taking control this Saturday of Aleppo airportthe second largest city in the north of the country, the coalition of rebels led by radical Islamists is now advancing towards the south of the territory and the city of Hama.

44 dead including 12 children

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), at least 44 people were killed, including 12 children, and more than 48,500 people were displaced, since the resumption of hostilities on November 26.

Key infrastructure, including hospitals, schools and water points, was also damaged.

More fragmented than ever, the Syrian territory opposes a multitude of belligerents. In addition to the Assad regime and the opposition forces, there are Kurdish fighters in the north and east, Turkish factions which control part of the northwest and the Islamic State organization, withdrawn into the Syrian desert in the south of the country.

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