Renewed fighting suggest that the city of Aleppo has become the latest target for regime loyalists emboldened by the Lebanese Hezbollah fighters that have swelled their ranks. Regime forces have not yet launched a fully-fledged assault on Aleppo, but reports in newspapers loyal to President Assad have suggested that the army sees the city as its next target. Capturing Aleppo would also allow the army to cut off major supply lines from Turkey to rebel strongholds in the north. Jordan’s King Abdullah told graduating military cadets in Amman yesterday that they must be ready to fend off any threats from Syria. For the West, Jordan is becoming an increasingly important fulcrum in the regional response to the Syrian conflict. It is hosting a large-scale military exercise involving thousands of US troops, and media reports yesterday suggested that British soldiers could also be sent to Jordan.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:37:17 +0000
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