The push is among the rebels' strongest in years and raised the prospect of another violent front reopening in the Middle East.
President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter of his gun and tax convictions, reversing a promise not to and sparing him jail time.This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian White Helmet civil defence workers stand in a burning building after the Syrian government forces hit Idlib city, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in a phone call with Assad Monday said Tehran was willing to provide all the support needed to push back the insurgency. He echoed comments from Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi, who visited Assad Sunday before traveling to Ankara, Turkey, one of the rebels' main backers.
According to Britain-based opposition war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, some 200 Iraqi militiamen on pickups crossed into Syria overnight through the strategic Bou Kamal crossing. They were expected to deploy in Aleppo to support the Syrian army's pushback against the insurgents, the monitor said.
Russia, whose intervention in Syria's civil war on behalf of Assad was crucial in turning the conflict in his favor, has said it will continue to support him.
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