Russian Airstrikes in Syria: June 29 - July 27, 2016
Jul 28, 2016 - Chris Kozak![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/14%20JUL%20-%2028%20JUL%20Russian%20Airstrikes_low-01_1.png?itok=lRvLnHJi)
Russia enabled pro-regime forces to complete the physical encirclement of Aleppo City on July 28, isolating the primary nexus of the non-jihadist opposition in Northern Syria. These gains threaten the long-term survival of mainstream opposition groups that could serve as potential partners against ISIS and Syrian Al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra.