Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attempted to secure support from his allies on Dec 1, following an attack by an Islamist-dominated rebel alliance against the government. The jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions now control most of Aleppo city, marking the first time the city has been out of the Syrian regime's control since the civil war began over a decade ago. Meanwhile, a fragile ceasefire took effect in neighbouring Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah.
BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al- Assad sought to shore up support from his allies on Dec 1, after a monitor saidAn Islamist-dominated rebel alliance attacked forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government on Nov 27, the same day a fragile ceasefire took effect in neighbouring Lebanon between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah after two months of all-out war.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to Damascus on Dec 1 to meet Mr Assad, saying before his departure that Tehran would “firmly support the Syrian government and army”, Iranian state media reported. It said strikes killed at least 12 people in Aleppo and nine civilians in the rebel bastion of Idlib.
It also said warplanes destroyed a large vehicle convoy carrying “terrorist” ammunition and equipment in Idlib province. Damascus also relied on Hezbollah fighters to regain swathes of Syria lost to rebels early in the war, which began in 2011 when the government crushed protests. But Hezbollah has taken heavy losses in its fight with Israel.
SYRIA ASSAD ALEPPO REBELS CEASEFIRE
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