The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has secured control of Aleppo city after
more than 4 years of fighting in what is Syria’s most strategically
important city, second to the capital Damascus. Western media has chosen
to explain this victory to the world as bad news for the interests of
peace and humanity in Syria, claiming that thousands of civilians will
now die from government retaliation.
The reason the battle for Aleppo is so significant in the Syrian
proxy war is because of its strategic importance to the country of Syria
as a whole. Controlling Aleppo would give opposition groups leverage in
a situation where Syria is broken into pieces. It is also part of the
geopolitical concerns over competing natural gas pipelines which would be built partially in Syria.
The battle for Aleppo has been described inaccurately for years and
what follows is an explanation of 10 common lies or omissions which
still continue today.
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