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08-12-2024, 04:11 PM
Syria’s Assad Is Under Siege and Is Making Overtures to US. President orders troops to capital, signals he’s open to deal
Rebels seize ground with Assad’s Iran, Russia support limited. An anti-govt fighter shoots against a large banner bearing a picture of Assad, hanging on the facade of a municipal building in Hama on Dec. 5.
Updated on 8 December 2024.
With Syrian rebels edging ever-closer to capital, President Bashar Al-Assad is making a last-ditch attempt to remain in power, including indirect diplomatic overtures to the US & President-elect Donald Trump, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.
Assad is ordering his army to fall back to defend Damascus, essentially ceding much of country to insurgents, who seized cities of Aleppo & Hama in a lightning offensive over the past week. The rebels have entered Homs, a war last major city be4 Damascus. Aa anti-regime armed groups advancing into inner parts of Homs. Rebels Said to Be Entering Damascus as Assad Weakens.
Rebels seize ground with Assad’s Iran, Russia support limited. An anti-govt fighter shoots against a large banner bearing a picture of Assad, hanging on the facade of a municipal building in Hama on Dec. 5.
Updated on 8 December 2024.
With Syrian rebels edging ever-closer to capital, President Bashar Al-Assad is making a last-ditch attempt to remain in power, including indirect diplomatic overtures to the US & President-elect Donald Trump, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.
Assad is ordering his army to fall back to defend Damascus, essentially ceding much of country to insurgents, who seized cities of Aleppo & Hama in a lightning offensive over the past week. The rebels have entered Homs, a war last major city be4 Damascus. Aa anti-regime armed groups advancing into inner parts of Homs. Rebels Said to Be Entering Damascus as Assad Weakens.
