BEIRUT: Rebels on a lightning advance through Syria said they were nearing Damascus on Saturday (Dec 7), although Bashar al-Assad's government denied that the army had withdrawn from areas around the capital.
Syrian opposition fighters stand atop a seized Syrian airforce fighter plane at the Hama airport, Syria, Friday Dec 6, 2024. BEIRUT: Rebels on a lightning advance through Syria said they were nearing Damascus on Saturday , although Bashar al-Assad's government denied that the army had withdrawn from areas around the capital.
AFP has been unable to independently verify some of the information provided by the government and the rebels, as its journalists in Syria cannot reach the areas around Damascus where the rebels say they are present.Rebels capture key Syrian city of Hama "The rebels entered Hama, it was a great joy for us - something we had been waiting for since 2011," said resident Maymouna Jawad, of the year
A Syrian opposition fighter holds a rocket launcher in front of the provincial government office, where an image of Syrian President Bashar Assad is riddled with bullets on the facade, in the aftermath of the opposition's takeover of Hama, Syria, Friday, Dec 6, 2024. As government forces fall back in the face of the offensive gathering even more momentum, a war monitor and Abdel Ghani said rebels were within 20 kilometres of Damascus.
An Iraqi security source told AFP that Baghdad has allowed in hundreds of Syrian soldiers who"fled the front lines" and entered through the Al-Qaim border crossing, the Syrian side of which is in Deir Ezzor province. A second source put the figure at 2,000 troops, including officers.
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