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Syrian Rebels “Seize” MiG-23 Aircraft, 1st Soviet Jet To Be Armed With Look Down, Shoot Down Radar: Media. Syrian rebels purportedly captured multiple Syrian Air Force’s MiG-23 fighter jets along w/other air & ground-based equipment belonging to Syrian military, after they launched a surprise offensive against Bashar al-Assad govt reignited 13-year-old Civil War. Rebels, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have allegedly captured several MiG-23 stationed at the Neyrab airbase in Aleppo, according to claims swirling on social media.

The rebel forces, reorganized under the banner of “Military Operations Command,” ran over the largest Syrian city of Aleppo and seized multiple combat aircraft, including MiG-23 Flogger fighter jet & L-39 Albatross Light Attack Aircraft. Several photos and videos of the rebels occupying the airbase were posted to the social media site X (formerly Twitter). In one such video, a rebel fighter could be seen climbing a dilapidated MiG-23. The aircraft did not seem to be operational, and it was probably meant for spare parts.

Some war-tracking and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) accounts stated that at least four of these aircraft, along with an unknown number of L-39 and Mi-8 helicopters, had been captured, whereas others went on to say that the rebels had seized about seven MiG-23s at multiple air bases. EurAsian Times could not independently verify these claims.
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/syrian-reb...hter-jets/

Goal of Syria’s rebel coalition, as it wrests another major city from govt control this week, is ultimately to overthrow authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad, according to Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, militant leader of main group driving the country’s armed opposition. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Jolani left no doubt that the ambitions of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) – a group that was formed out of a former al Qaeda affiliate – are nothing less than bringing an end to the Assad regime. In his first sit-down media interview in years, at an undisclosed location in Syria, he spoke about plans to create a government based on institutions and a “council chosen by the people.”

“When we talk about objectives, the goal of the revolution remains the overthrow of this regime. It is our right to use all available means to achieve that goal,” said Jolani.“The seeds of the regime’s defeat have always been within it… the Iranians attempted to revive the regime, buying it time, and later the Russians also tried to prop it up. But the truth remains: this regime is dead.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/06/middl...index.html