07.12.2024 20:50
While the anti-Assad opposition forces continue their advance towards Damascus, the Chief of General Staff of the Syrian regime stated, "As we continue to carry out specific operations in southern Aleppo, western Hama, and Homs, media platforms associated with the opposition are spreading misleading news. Damascus and its surroundings have been secured."
The attacks launched by armed opposition groups against Assad in Syria on November 27 continue. The opposition, which easily captured cities like Aleppo, Hama, and Dara, has begun to advance towards Damascus. While it is reported that forces loyal to the Assad regime have abandoned and retreated from many cities, it is stated that some neighborhoods of Damascus have fallen into the hands of the opposition.
STATEMENT FROM ASSAD'S FORCES
Armed forces loyal to the Assad regime announced in a statement that they will continue to fight. In a statement made by the Chief of General Staff of the Syrian regime, it was claimed that media outlets were providing misleading information. The Chief of General Staff also stated that they are conducting operations in Aleppo, Hama, and Homs.
The statement included, "While we continue to carry out specific operations in southern Aleppo, western Hama, and Homs, media platforms associated with the opposition are spreading misleading news. Damascus and its surroundings have been secured."
DEVELOPMENTS IN SYRIA
On November 27, clashes began between Assad regime forces and regime-opposing armed groups in the western rural area of Aleppo province in northern Syria. On November 30, opposition groups, which took control of a large part of central Aleppo from regime forces, established dominance throughout Idlib on the same day. After intense clashes, the groups captured the city center of Hama from regime forces on December 5.