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.Since they launched their offensive last week, the insurgents have snatched swathes of territory from the Syrian government, including Aleppo, the country's second-largest city. Armed men take selfies at the Nayrab military airport, in Aleppo, Syria, 02 December 2024.
'Syrian and Russian air forces carried out dozens of strikes on the area,' it added.Russia first intervened directly in Syria's war in 2015 with strikes on rebel-held areas and has pledged continued support for President Bashar al-Assad since the latest flare-up started.State-run Syrian Arab News Agency also reported air strikes on Hama province and rebel bastion Idlib in the northwest.Hama is a strategic city linking Aleppo to the capital Damascus.
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