Several communications centers dismantled by terrorists in Aleppo — Syrian minister

December 2, 2024 08:07

Syria’s authorities are doing their best to ensure uninterrupted communication and internet access in the city of Aleppo after terrorists dismantled communications centers, Syrian Minister of Communication and Technologies Iyad Mohammad al-Khatib said, Report informs via TASS.

"We are coordinating our actions with Aleppo’s authorities to maintain as much of the equipment a possible and ensure uninterrupted communication and internet service. <…> Several communications centers have been vandalized, some of them have been dismantled," the Al Watan newspaper quoted him as saying.

According to the minister, repair works are complicated by the shortage of energy sources.

Meanwhile, Syrian Minister of Tourism Mohammad Rami Radwan Martini told a cabinet meeting that government agencies continue operating in Aleppo. According to Labor Minister Samar al-Sebai, people who had to flee their homes amid the terrorists’ attack on Aleppo and Idlib have been accommodated at special shelters and are being provided with everything they need, Al Watan said.

The Syrian army command reported on November 28 that units of the Jabhat al-Nusra extremist group (outlawed in Russia) had staged a large-scale attack on Syria’s northern governorates the day prior. The terrorists attempted to seize a number of neighborhoods and military facilities and attacked the positions of government forces. The Syrian army launched an operation to repel the attack.

On November 30, the Syrian army command said that government forces were delivering strikes on terrorists’ positions in Aleppo and were expecting reinforcement. According to the Syrian defense ministry, the army had to regroup when repelling the attack by terrorists on Aleppo to save the lives of civilians and its troops and is getting prepared for a counterattack.