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Syrian rebels reach Damascus suburbs
The New Indian Express Kochi
|December 08, 2024
INSURGENTS' stunning march across Syria gained speed on Saturday with news that they had reached the suburbs of the capital and with the government forced to deny rumours that President Bashar Assad had fled the country.
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The rebels' moves around Damascus, reported by an opposition war monitor and a rebel commander, came after the Syrian army withdrew from much of the southern part of the country, leaving more areas, including two provincial capitals, under the control of opposition fighters.
This story is from the December 08, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Kochi.
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