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Iran to 'firmly support' Damascus after rebel attacks


Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 19:34 AFP Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi met President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus Sunday to deliver a message of support, state media said, after a lightning rebel advance cost the government control of Syria's second city Aleppo.

Monitor says pro-Turkey fighters seize Syria town from Kurdish forces


Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 19:26 AFP A Syria war monitor said pro-Turkey fighters seized a strategic northern town from Kurdish forces on Sunday, in fighting parallel to a major rebel offensive elsewhere in Aleppo province.

Monitor says pro-Turkey fighters seize Syria town from Kurdish forces


Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 18:23 AFP A Syria war monitor said pro-Turkey fighters seized a strategic northern town from Kurdish forces on Sunday, in fighting parallel to a major rebel offensive elsewhere in Aleppo province.

Monitor says pro-Turkey fighters seize Syria town from Kurdish forces


Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 18:13 AFP

Syrian government loses Aleppo after lightning rebel offensive: monitor


Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 17:01 AFP Government forces lost control of Syria's second city Aleppo on Sunday for the first time since the country's civil conflict began, a war monitor said, after a lightning offensive dealt a severe blow to President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria monitor says pro-Turkey factions attack government, Kurdish forces


Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 16:23 AFP A Syria war monitor said pro-Turkey factions in the north killed government forces and attacked Kurdish fighters in Aleppo province Sunday, as a separate rebel alliance waged an offensive nearby.

Syrian government loses Aleppo after lightning rebel offensive: monitor


Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 16:21 AFP Government forces lost control of Syria's second city Aleppo on Sunday for the first time since the country's civil conflict began, a war monitor said, after a lightning offensive dealt a severe blow to President Bashar al-Assad.

Turkey says backs moves to reduce Syria tension


Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 16:13 AFP Turkey's top diplomat discussed the shock rebel offensive in Syria with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday, saying Ankara would support moves "to reduce tension" in the war-torn country.

Syria fighting has 'serious implications' for regional security: UN envoy


Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 13:32 AFP A flare-up of fighting in Syria that has seen the government lose control of Aleppo poses a grave threat to regional and international security, the UN envoy for Syria said Sunday.

Syria's second city slips from government control: monitor


Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 12:38 AFP Syria's second-largest city Aleppo has fallen from government control for the first time since the country's conflict began more than a decade ago, a war monitor said Sunday, after a surprise advance by rebels.