video Shared by X It claims to show the firing of heavy rockets by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in response to a Syrian rebel attack in Aleppo.
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The Syrian Arab Army targets HTS positions in the western Aleppo countryside with MLRS rockets.#Syria #Iran #Israel #Hezbollah #Lebanon #Gaza #Palestine pic.twitter.com/ojsk7ETjNm— Resistance War News (@ResistanceWar1) November 29, 2024
Verdict: Misleading
This video is from 2020 and was shot during fighting in Idlib, not Aleppo. Fighting was also taking place between Turkish forces and the SAA.
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Social media users claim that SAA is attacking rebel positions in the western part of Aleppo’s countryside. “The Syrian Arab Army is targeting HTS positions in the western Aleppo countryside with MLRS rockets,” one user wrote.
This claim is false. Check Your Fact did a reverse image search and found that the video was from 2020. The video was posted on CNN Turkey’s website under the headline “Breaking news… Targets in Idlib were attacked like this” amid clashes between Turkish forces and Syrian government forces. ”
“Following the clash in Idlib in which four of our soldiers were martyred and nine of our soldiers were injured, a video has been released showing the Turkish army attacking the regime with howitzers and mortar shells.President Erdoğan said in a statement that approximately 30 to 35 regime elements have been neutralized,” the report said.
Misbar and DFRAC both Error exposed That claim. Therefore, we rate this claim FALSE. (Related: Can Brian Kemp pardon Donald Trump?)
