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06.12.2024 11:40 Homs is the next city south on the road from Aleppo to Damascus, which the rebels have vowed to reach.

06.12.2024 11:40 Rebels say they have taken full control of a second major city, after the military withdrew its troops.

05.12.2024 16:40 Hama is south of Aleppo, which the rebels seized last week after launching a lightning offensive.

05.12.2024 16:40 Israel denies the accusation, saying it is defending itself against Hamas attacks in accordance with international law.

04.12.2024 21:13 The military says he was murdered by Hamas, which has claimed he was killed by an Israeli strike.

04.12.2024 15:41 A government counter-attack reportedly pushed back the rebels after they reached Hama's outskirts.

04.12.2024 15:41 Women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi recently underwent surgery to remove a tumour.

04.12.2024 15:41 Kash Patel's communications were the target, but the impact of the alleged attack was not yet clear, US media report.

04.12.2024 11:21 Why men who reported for duty after October 7 are now refusing to fight

04.12.2024 11:21 It’s been one week since rebel forces launched their largest offensive against the Syrian government in years. BBC Verify has been tracking their advances.

04.12.2024 06:32 Ten years after IS' genocide, Nadia Murad, one of BBC’s 100 women, says the UN has failed Yazidis.

03.12.2024 20:51 Mandy Damari tells the BBC she is increasingly concerned for her daughter Emily, who has been held for more than 400 days.

03.12.2024 20:51 Strikes and counter-strikes put the ceasefire at risk, just days after it was reached.

03.12.2024 16:10 The US president-elect vows a response if captives in Gaza are not released by the time he returns to the White House.

03.12.2024 11:00 Residents describe increased supplies of electricity, but also fears that war will return to Aleppo.