The aim of the offensive of the forces in Syria is to "take down" the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, using "all available means". This was revealed by the leader of the Islamist group "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham". Abu Mohammed al-Jolani in an interview with CNN.
He pointed out that despite the efforts of Iran and Russia to support the regime, it is "dead".
Al-Jolani called for a change in the governance of Syria, "based on institutions, not one in which a ruler makes arbitrary decisions".
He expressed a strong desire for foreign forces to leave the country, including those from the United States, Turkey, Russia and Iran, as well as their proxy groups.
The rebel group made a significant advance and took control of key cities such as Aleppo and Hama.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, rebel forces are currently only five kilometers from Homs, having captured the towns of Rastan and Talbiseh, a strategic move that will "cut off the main road leading to the Syrian coast".
Yesterday the rebels captured the city of Hama. It was a major victory in the week-long blitzkrieg in northern Syria and another devastating blow against President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies.
The city is more than a third of the way from Aleppo to Damascus, and its capture would open the way for the rebels to advance on Homs, the main city that serves as a crossroads connecting Syria's most populous regions.
Hama is also crucial for the control of two major cities with large minority religious communities - Muhrada, which is home to many Christians, and Salamiyah, which has many Ismaili Muslims.
The most powerful rebel faction is the militant Sunni Islamists of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. - the former affiliate of "Al Qaeda" in Syria.
Russia and Iran were critical to Assad's success in retaking most of Syrian territory and all major cities in the period 2015-2020. and vowed to help him again.
However, Moscow is focused on the war in Ukraine, and Iran's most important regional ally, Hezbollah, which for years has played a critical role in supporting Assad in Syria, has suffered heavy losses from Israel in Lebanon over the past two months. .