Aleppo fully liberated by Syrian government forces
NOVANEWS
By Taylor Goel
As of December 12, the Syrian government forces have gained control of eastern Aleppo three weeks after having launched a major offensive to liberate it from the hold of western-backed terror groups. Since 2012, eastern Aleppo and surrounding areas had been held by a slew of Sunni extremists groups including the al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Front, ISIS, Ahrar al-Sham, Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki, Islamic Front, Al-Tawhid brigades and others.
These are ultra-reactionary terror groups that subscribe to the ideology of Salafism, which at its core advocates for a religious dictatorship based on social and legal norms from the 7th century. However, they have been branded ‘moderate rebels’ by the corporate media and have been armed and backed by the U.S. government and...