I knew since back in early 2023 that the rebels were far more stronger then SAA. All tho they were always stronger but they were never organized the rebels up until the ceasefire.
Their ranks increased where everyone got NATO strandard training HTS had 120.000 only in Idlib by making everyone join their ranks or get expelled from Idlib they had no choice.
The Turkish supported SNA had 100.000 forces up in the north.
They started to manufactor their own weapons armor trucks, drones, electronic jammers etc etc.
Just look at this guys they were preparing as if they were going to fight the last war ever
They become more professional..
They are not comparable to weed smoking SAA and they were on drugs, low moral, probably outnumbered in the last war. But before ceasefire SAA had more numbers but the ceasefire increased their numbers as many return from Turkey. The reason Aleppo fell so quick is because of jamming. They jammed the entire communications. The general couldn´t reach his forces or know about what is going on in the ground.
The recent the war was decided so quick is due to 3 things mainly.
1. The Rebels were better trained after the ceasefire (Before that they were ragtag civilians who picked up arms and fought Assad but not post ceasefire)
2. Better armed conventionally with better drones and even equipped with night visions but mostly I would say the drones may difference
3. tactics they knew how to enter fortified ciites easy and breach the defense by first softening the SAA frontlines with gazlions of Drones and the Russians themselves said they didn´t knew how to deal with the rebels new drones that overwhelmed their defenses