BEIRUT — Islamist-led rebels battled government troops on Tuesday as they advanced toward the central Syrian city of Hama, a war monitor said.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies fought some of the 'most violent' clashes with troops in the area since launching a lightning offensive last week, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Armed men take selfies at the Nayrab military airport, in Aleppo, Syria, 02 December 2024. Syrian opposition forces, led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched an offensive on 27 November, taking large parts of Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city. The offensive triggered counterattacks by the Syrian regime forces as well as Russian and Syrian airstrikes on opposition-controlled areas. More than 400 people, including civilians and militants have been killed since 27 November, SOHR stated, while the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that over 20,000 people have been internally displaced within Aleppo and to other governorates. EPA-EFE/BILAL AL HAMMOUD