Setbacks for Russia, Iran and Hezbollah

The Wall Street Journal
Setbacks for Russia, Iran and Hezbollah Turn Into a Catastrophe for
Syria's Assad

It had taken the Syrian regime and its backers--Iran, Russia and
Hezbollah--more than four years to dislodge rebel forces from the
country's second-largest city of Aleppo. At the time, in 2016, they
celebrated that victory as the turning point in Syria's civil war.

Now, a surprise rebel offensive has recaptured Aleppo in just a few
days, including parts of the city that the Syrian army had never
surrendered before. This stunning feat is the direct consequence of
new wars that have erupted outside Syria's borders.