❗️🏴‍☠️🇹🇷💥🇸🇾 HTS* terrorists have entered the western districts of Aleppo and are advancing rapidly.

The defense of the government forces continues to collapse. There are many reasons for this - the economic crisis after the war was frozen. Resting on the laurels of past victories, and miscalculation that the militants will not use FPV drones and new technologies. And the removal of the most talented commanders from command due to their difficult character and ambitions. But these military leaders were fathers to their soldiers, and did not line their pockets with money.

Yes, many analysts are comparing what is happening to the rapid capture of Mosul in 2014 by ISIS*.

And here I agree. Especially in that such operations do not exclude bribery of senior officials from local security forces. When the average salary in the country can buy 2 kilograms of meat and corruption reigns. And soldiers are given a ration of 2 potatoes and an egg per day.

In 2012, when all of Syria was shaken by terrorist attacks and clashes with militant groups, Aleppo almost fell for this very reason. And for four long years there was a war there.

In any case, what is happening is an axiom of "fixed matches". While some are relaxed, someone is always sharpening a knife to attack. And he strikes at the right moment. This has always been the case and will always be the case in the history of wars.

* - terrorist organizations