The Al-Fath Al-Mubeen Operations Room (FMOR), an alliance of revolutionary factions active in northwestern Syria, announced on Sunday that it carried out a series of retaliatory military operations in October against Assad regime forces and their allies. The operations are part of a coordinated response by revolutionary groups to counter the significant buildup of regime forces in the Idlib and Aleppo regions and counter ongoing assaults on civilians by Russian and Iranian-backed troops.
FMOR revealed that it had conducted 245 operations over the past month, striking positions held by regime forces and their allies using various types of heavy weaponry. These operations were strategically directed at military installations across the western countryside of Aleppo, the eastern Idlib region, and northern Latakia in order to degrade the capability and will of Assad forces to attack the people in the liberated areas.
FMOR stated that the targeted sites included key regime positions, launch points for “suicide” drones, and artillery placements. Additionally, engineering fortification mechanisms in the western Aleppo countryside and the eastern Idlib area were subjected to these strikes.
The report highlighted that these October operations resulted in the deaths of 11 regime fighters, including two officers – Col. Ayham Turkiya and Lt. Ali Mahmoud Ahmad. Furthermore, 15 regime soldiers were reported wounded. FMOR claimed significant material damage, with the destruction of four medium machine guns and two military vehicles during the attacks.
Sniper operations were another key component of FMOR’s offensive strategy. The group reported carrying out 35 sniper operations against regime forces and affiliated militias. These sniper activities were dispersed across key battlefronts, with 10 operations in southern Idlib, nine in eastern Idlib, eight in northern Latakia, six in western Aleppo, and four in northern Hama. The tactical use of sniper fire showcased FMOR’s efforts to weaken enemy positions and limit their mobility on these active fronts.
The report also pointed out that it successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the Kabashin axis in the western Aleppo countryside. This defensive success demonstrates the readiness to confront various military threats, even from factions outside the Assad regime’s direct control.
The surge in FMOR’s military activity coincides with a notable increase in the regime and allied forces’ operations in northwestern Syria. The Assad regime, supported by Russia and Iran, has amplified its military buildup and intensified attacks, a pattern of violence observers say disproportionately impacts civilians in the liberated territories.
In mid-October, the FMOR General Command emphasized its readiness for further escalations, vowing to defend the “liberated areas” and ensure the protection of civilians. “The regime and Iran are practicing continuous aggression against civilians in northern Syria,” a spokesperson for FMOR stated. “The factions of the Al-Fath Al-Mubin Operations Room will remain prepared and ready for any revolutionary development and entitlement to defend the liberated area, protect it, and preserve its sanctities.”
These hostilities add to the protracted conflict in Syria, now stretching into its 14th year. The ongoing clashes continue to highlight the resilience of rebel factions like FMOR in resisting the Assad regime’s advances and maintaining a foothold in the embattled northwest of the country.
