The German Foreign Office called on all parties in Syria to comply with international humanitarian law following the resumption of hostilities, saying that civilians and infrastructure must be protected.
Germany is closely monitoring the rapidly changing situation in the north-west of the country, according to a statement on Sunday by the Foreign Office in Berlin: “We emphasize the need for a political solution in line with the UN resolutions.”
The war in Syria, which has been embroiled in a civil war since 2011, has turned violent for the first time in years.
The attack launched on Wednesday by a coalition of rebel groups led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) appears to have taken President Bashar al-Assad’s government by surprise.
On Sunday, the Syrian government lost control of Aleppo, the country’s second largest city, as opposition groups gained more ground, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.
HTS is considered one of the most powerful militias in northwest Syria.
The opposition attacks are considered the biggest by the rebels in Aleppo since 2016, when they were driven from the eastern parts of the city.
The fighting has displaced thousands of local people, the war monitoring group said.
A Syrian army vehicle seen on the M5 international highway after Syrian opposition forces seized the road in Idlib. Anas Alkharboutli/dpa
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