Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 20:29 AFP — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sought to shore up support from his allies Sunday, after a monitor said a shock rebel offensive saw government forces lose control of Aleppo for the first time since the start of the country's civil war.

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.

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.

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.

Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 18:13 AFP —

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.