Heavy clashes between Lebanese Hezbollah militias and forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad were reported in several villages in Aleppo's southern suburbs.
According to the report, the first signs of a rift between Hezbollah and the Syrian regime, which have been cooperating over the past five years in the Syrian civil war, began emerging amid heavy fighting against rebel factions in Aleppo.
Tension between the two strongest allies was an open secret, but it turned into clashes over recent killings of senior military officials on both sides by opposition forces.
The sides began blaming each other for their inaccurate strategies. Russian announcement of a ceasefire in Aleppo last week was the flashpoint for the conflict.
Hezbollah militants reportedly rejected the truce, while the Assad regime forces approved it and withdrew from Aleppo at Russian directions.
Hezbollah opposed the regime's decision to withdraw troops from strategic positions in Aleppo, because the party sacrificed many fighters and wanted to prevent opposition factions from gaining hold.
The fighting between the parties escalated to such an extent that the Syrian Air Force carried out three airstrikes against Hezbollah fighters, which resulted in the deaths and injury of dozens of militants, according to the report.
Clashes also reported in Bireç, Nübbul-Zehra and Hayyan battlefields where nine regime soldiers and three militants were killed. Many fighters from both sides were injured.
Moreover, Hezbollah and regime forces have engaged in clashes in Hadır front in the south of Aleppo after the killing of two army officers by the Shia militias in a debate over taking positions in frontline.
Reports say Iran, which is an arbiter between the two sides, is trying to solve the dispute and end the conflict.
According to the report, the first signs of a rift between Hezbollah and the Syrian regime, which have been cooperating over the past five years in the Syrian civil war, began emerging amid heavy fighting against rebel factions in Aleppo.
Tension between the two strongest allies was an open secret, but it turned into clashes over recent killings of senior military officials on both sides by opposition forces.
The sides began blaming each other for their inaccurate strategies. Russian announcement of a ceasefire in Aleppo last week was the flashpoint for the conflict.
Hezbollah militants reportedly rejected the truce, while the Assad regime forces approved it and withdrew from Aleppo at Russian directions.
Hezbollah opposed the regime's decision to withdraw troops from strategic positions in Aleppo, because the party sacrificed many fighters and wanted to prevent opposition factions from gaining hold.
The fighting between the parties escalated to such an extent that the Syrian Air Force carried out three airstrikes against Hezbollah fighters, which resulted in the deaths and injury of dozens of militants, according to the report.
Clashes also reported in Bireç, Nübbul-Zehra and Hayyan battlefields where nine regime soldiers and three militants were killed. Many fighters from both sides were injured.
Moreover, Hezbollah and regime forces have engaged in clashes in Hadır front in the south of Aleppo after the killing of two army officers by the Shia militias in a debate over taking positions in frontline.
Reports say Iran, which is an arbiter between the two sides, is trying to solve the dispute and end the conflict.
