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A rebel commander said opposition forces had begun to encircle the Syrian capital, Damascus. Damascus is the seat of power for Syrian President Bashar Assad. Rebel forces have already seized the key cities of Aleppo and Hama and are advancing on Homs. AdvertisementAnti-government forces said Saturday they had begun to encircle Damascus, Syria's capital, threatening President Bashar Assad's hold on power. "Our forces have begun implementing the final phase of encircling the capital, Damascus," rebel commander Hassan Abdul-Ghani said in a post on social media.
Persons: Bashar Assad, Bashar Assad's, Hassan Abdul, Ghani, Hayat Tahrir, Al, Assad's, Vladimir Putin's, Assad, Israel, Donald Trump, Obama, Trump Organizations: Hudson Institute's Center for Peace, Security, STATES Locations: Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Syria's, Assad's, Russia, Iran, Moscow, Syria, Africa, Russian, Ukraine, Tehran, Baghdad, Beirut, Lebanese, Israel, United States
A rebel commander said opposition forces had begun to encircle the Syrian capital, Damascus. Damascus is the seat of power for Syrian President Bashar Assad. Rebel forces have already seized the key cities of Aleppo and Hama and are advancing on Homs. AdvertisementAnti-government forces said Saturday they had begun to encircle Damascus, Syria's capital, threatening President Bashar Assad's hold on power. "Our forces have begun implementing the final phase of encircling the capital, Damascus," rebel commander Hassan Abdul-Ghani said in a post on social media.
Persons: Bashar Assad, Bashar Assad's, Hassan Abdul, Ghani, Hayat Tahrir, Al, Assad's, Vladimir Putin's, Assad, Israel, Donald Trump, Obama, Trump Organizations: Hudson Institute's Center for Peace, Security, STATES Locations: Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Syria's, Syria, Assad's, Russia, Iran, Moscow, Africa, Russian, Ukraine, Tehran, Baghdad, Beirut, Lebanese, Israel, United States
AdvertisementThe Russian embassy in Syria has advised Russian citizens to leave the country. It cited the "difficult military and political situation in Syria," a Russian ally. The Russian embassy in Syria has advised its citizens to leave the country "in the light of the difficult military and political situation." In a post on Telegram, the embassy said Russian nationals should leave on commercial flights through operating airports, adding that the embassy continues to operate "as usual." "Without a strong Russian military base in Syria, all of Putin's plans collapse," Riboua said.
Persons: Bashar Assad's, Hayat, Natasha Hall, Zineb, Putin, Riboua, Assad, Aron Lund, Lund Organizations: Syrian, Middle, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Hudson Institute's Center for Peace, Security, Swedish Defence Research Agency Locations: Russian, Syria, Homs, The Russian, Aleppo, Hama, Damascus, Russia, Moscow, Africa, Ukraine, Syria's, Iran, Iraq, Tehran, East, Lebanon, Israel
Russia and Iran have supported Syrian President Bashar Assad for years. AdvertisementRussia's gateway to the MediterraneanSyria holds strategic importance for Moscow and Tehran, which have both supported Syrian President Bashar Assad's embattled regime. Advertisement"For Iran, Syria is absolutely essential in order to maintain its proxy network," Hall said. Speaking to NBC News, national security advisor Jake Sullivan said that Assad's three key backers, Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, had all "been distracted and weakened by conflicts elsewhere." AdvertisementFor Russia and Iran, the fall of Aleppo will nevertheless come as a humiliating blow, Hall said.
Persons: Bashar Assad, Hayat, Bashar Assad's, Wagner, Natasha Hall, Vladimir Putin, Riboua, Assad, Putin, Steven Cook, Enrico Mattei, Cook, Jake Sullivan, Hall Organizations: Middle, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Hudson Institute's Center for Peace, Security, Hezbollah, Africa Studies, Council, Foreign Relations, Russian Ministry of Defense, NBC News Locations: Russia, Syria, Iran, Here's, Moscow, Tehran, Aleppo, Africa, East, Saudi Arabia, Sahel, Libya, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanese, Israel, Middle East, reimpose, Gaza, Ukraine
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