| Map at link. I find it a bit difficult to read, but likely your map-reading skills are better than mine, dear Reader. |
Led by their Tiger forces fourth armored division, and Republican guard, the Syrian Army is expected to launch their large-scale assault from several axes inside the Latakia, Hama, and Idlib provinces.
In addition to the Syrian Army units, thousands of other soldiers are expected to participate in this upcoming offensive.
Among these groups include the Paleostinian led Jerusalem Brigade (Liwaa al-Quds
...the Jerusalem Brigadeis a Paleostinian-Syrian pro-Government group that operates in Aleppo, formed in 2013. The group is composed of predominately Sunni Paleostinians from the al-Nayrab district as well as the former refugee camp Handarat. It is believed to be the largest Assadist auxilliary force operating in storied Aleppo...
), the National Defense Forces (NDF), the Syrian Marines and a plethora of divisions from Syrian Arab Army.
The Russian and Syrian air forces have already begun their heavy bombardment of northwestern Syria; they are expected to intensify this attack in the next 48 to 72 hours at the offense of draws near.