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00:00At the feet of Aleppo's medieval citadel, these fighters celebrate their latest victory.
00:08After only a few days of the lightning offensive, the rebels led by Islamist militant group
00:13Hayat Tahir al-Sham have taken Syria's second largest city from the hands of the Assad regime.
00:20We participated in the operation to liberate Aleppo, to kick out the Iranian militias and
00:26to lift the oppression against our brothers in the city of Aleppo and we are going to
00:31clear all of Syria, God willing.
00:34Rebel groups have taken control of important sites such as Aleppo's governorate or the
00:39international airport.
00:41As they entered buildings freshly abandoned by Hezbollah militants, these soldiers ripped
00:46down portraits of Qasem Soleimani, general of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
00:51In public squares, monuments of the regime were brought down, like this statue of Bashar
00:56al-Assad's brother.
00:58After four years of standstill, the rebels and their allies took control of dozens of
01:02towns and villages in north-west Syria, most of them without resistance.
01:08Many of these places have been left totally deserted, like this town of Saraqeb, a transit
01:13route between Damascus and Aleppo.
01:17The operation started three days ago and we liberated the whole western countryside
01:24with the hands of Mujahideen fighters.
01:28We say to our brothers in the liberated areas, you are safe as long as the Mujahideen are
01:32here.
01:35In an attempt to slow down the progression of the rebel offensive, aerial strikes were
01:39carried out by Assad's fighter planes and Russian jets, prompting the evacuation of
01:44surrounding towns.
01:46Iran, Assad's major ally, called for collaboration with Russia to better counter the surprise
01:51attack.
01:52The regime also announced it was preparing a counter-offensive.