On November 27, armed opposition groups that launched an operation against the Bashar al-Assad regime captured Hama last night, following Aleppo, Idlib, and Tel Rifaat. THEY FACED NO INTERVENTIONWhile the opposition's advance in the region continues, a video released today made a significant impact. It was seen that vehicles carrying armed groups captured the town of Rastan, located 20 kilometers from Homs, which is defined as the "last stronghold" before Damascus, without entering into any conflict. THEY CELEBRATED BY FIRING INTO THE AIRIn videos that surfaced on the internet, it was shown that the vehicles moved freely in the city center and celebrated the development by firing their weapons into the air after the fall of the city. Everyone watching the footage commented, "If the opposition continues like this, they will besiege Damascus in a few hours." DEVELOPMENTS IN SYRIAOn November 27, clashes began between Assad regime forces and anti-regime armed groups in the western countryside of Aleppo province in northern Syria. On November 30, anti-regime groups took control of a large part of central Aleppo from regime forces and established dominance throughout Idlib on the same day. After intense clashes, on December 5, the anti-regime groups captured the city center of Hama from regime forces. In the Freedom Dawn Operation launched by the Syrian National Army against the terrorist organization PKK/YPG in the rural areas of Aleppo on December 1, the district center of Tel Rifaat was liberated from terrorism.
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