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4th #Assad regime general, Yasser Mouna, killed in rebel offensive

Mouna, 56, was from area of Qardaha in #Latakia Province, Assad's hometown

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December 5, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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2 more #Assad regime generals confirmed as killed, bringing the total to 6 during the 9-day rebel offensive

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December 6, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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#Jordan closes only passenger and commercial border crossing into #Syria

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December 6, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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Video: Celebrations in #Hama city throughout the night

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US sanctions 5 people and 4 entities over involvement in global network of “sanctions circumvention on behalf of #Russia elites”

US Treasury: TGR Group “an extensive sanctions evasion and money laundering network"

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December 5, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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Rebels announce full control of #Hama city, #Syria's 4th-largest with population of almost 1 million

Liberated areas include nearby regime airbase, 5th taken by anti-#Assad forces in 8 days, and Qomhana, the heavily-fortified area to the north

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December 5, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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Defections of members from security apparatuses are reportedly occurring in #Daraa Province

Mosques in several neighborhoods are calling on military and security personnel to abandon their posts

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December 5, 2024 at 9:55 PM
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"#Assad does not even preside over his share of a partitioned #Syria. And his #Russia and #Iran enablers, overstretched and isolated by much of the world, are not in a position to restore his paper rule"

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December 6, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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#Rebels have taken key regime positions within #Hama city

Fighters occupied police HQ and freed 100s of detainees from Central Prison

#Assad regime evacuating airbase, used only this AM for bombing

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December 5, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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#Assad regime Defense Minister: Retreat from #Hama was “temporary tactical measure"

Insists regime's armed forces are “in a good battlefield position"

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December 5, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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Two "security sources": US-backed, #Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have taken #DeirEzZor in eastern #Syria

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December 6, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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Rebels already moving from #Hama towards #Homs, 46 km to the south

Offensive has reportedly captured Rastan --- Claims that #Russia warplanes blew up Rastan Bridge, only 20 km from Homs, to prevent further advance

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December 5, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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#Russia's Embassy in #Syria advises Russian nationals to leave the country

Called on Russians to depart "on commercial flights through operating airports due to the worsening situation"

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December 6, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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Photo: Head of Hafez al-#Assad's toppled statue is dragged through the streets of #Hama

Up to 40K killed in Hama in 1982 in #Assad crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood

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December 6, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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#Assad regime army: "To preserve the lives of the civilians of #Hama and not to engage in fighting inside the cities, the military units associated with it have repatriated and deployed outside the city"

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December 5, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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#Israel airstrikes hit 2 border crossings between #Lebanon & #Syria

#Assad regime media: Arida border crossing knocked out of service

Israel: We attacked weapons transfer hubs and infrastructure - Routes used by #Hezbollah to smuggle weapons

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December 6, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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On 9th day of offensive, #HamaLiberation follows #AleppoLiberation

Rebels quickly advance towards #Homs, now w/n 4.5 miles

Capture of city would cut off #Damascus from #Assad areas in west

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Syria's Rebels Liberate Hama and Close on Homs - EA WorldView
Advancing rapidly in 9-day offensive, Syria's rebels liberate 4th-largest city of Hama & close on the city of Homs and its 800,000 population.
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December 6, 2024 at 8:29 AM
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#Syria’s Rebels Liberate #Hama and Close on #Homs

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Syria's Rebels Liberate Hama and Close on Homs - EA WorldView
Advancing rapidly in 9-day offensive, Syria's rebels liberate 4th-largest city of Hama & close on the city of Homs and its 800,000 population.
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December 6, 2024 at 8:26 AM
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#Kremlin spokesman: We are “closely monitoring” events in #Syria

“Depending on the assessment of the situation, we will be able to talk about the degree of assistance that is needed by the Syrian authorities to cope with the militants and eliminate this threat"

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December 5, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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Images and Video: Detainees freed from #Hama Central Prison

Journos at the iconic Water Wheels

And a reminder of Hama in 2011

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December 5, 2024 at 2:54 PM