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Syria Rebels Say Encircling Damascus As Government Denies Falling Back

December 7, 2024 admin

Rebels on a lightning advance through Syria said on Saturday they have begun to encircle Damascus as government forces denied they had withdrawn from areas near the capital. “Our forces have begun the final phase of encircling the capital, Damascus,” said rebel commander Hassan Abdel Ghani, with the Islamist-led alliance that launched the offensive. The…

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Assad Loses Another Syrian City, Rebels March Towards Damascus: 10 Facts

December 7, 2024 admin

New Delhi: In another setback to President Bashar al-Assad’s hold on power, the Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, widely regarded as the birthplace of Syria’s 2011 civil uprising. Here Are 10 Points On this Big Story: In 2011, Daraa city, located roughly 100 km from capital Damascus, became the epicentre of…

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Syria Rebel Leader Says Goal Is To “Overthrow” Assad Regime

December 6, 2024 admin

Beirut: Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, their Islamist leader said in an interview published on Friday. The Islamist-led rebels were at the gates of Syria’s Homs, a war monitor said, after wresting other key cities from government control. In little over a week, the offensive…

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Thousands flee as Syrian rebels push on towards Homs

December 6, 2024 admin

Internally displaced people arrive at a camp in Tabqa city, Raqqa governorate, northern Syria | Photo Credit: AP Thousands of people fled the Central Syrian City of Homs overnight and into Friday (December 6, 2024) morning, a war monitor and residents said, as rebel forces sought to push their lightning offensive against Government forces further…

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