THE TELEGRAPH: Syria’s rebels have begun to encircle Damascus in a major threat to the survival of the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
“Our forces have begun the final phase of encircling the capital, Damascus,” said Hassan Abdel Ghani, a commander with the Islamist-led alliance that launched the offensive.
Earlier on Sunday, a war monitor said that the rebels had advanced to within 20 kilometres of the city.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government forces had ceded more key ground, losing control of all of southern Daraa province and evacuating posts in Quneitra, near the Israel-annexed Golan Heights. » | Daniel Hardaker | Saturday, December 7, 2024
