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Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkish-backed Syrian National Army forces conduct extensive drone strikes and artillery shelling on villages near U.S.-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces positions in the city of Manbij in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. (Motabaat) (Asharq Al-Awsat)
- https://www.motabaat.com/2024/12/07/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9/
- https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%%20D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B%201%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5089231-%D8%B3%D%209%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%20%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%20%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A7%%20D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Military Operations Command coalition led by Tahrir al-Sham says that a military operation to capture Damascus is underway with rebels reportedly advancing on the capital on several fronts. (The Jerusalem Post)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Rebel forces capture the cities of Al-Dumayr and Yabroud and the town of Sa'sa' in Rif Dimashq Governorate as the Syrian Defense Ministry denies reports that its troops are abandoning positions in the Damascus countryside. (Al Arabiya) (SOHR)
- https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/07/syrian-opposition-secures-sanamayn-near-damascus-commander-says
- https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%b3%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%81-%d8%af%d9%85%d8%b4%d9%82-%d9%88%d9%85%d8%af%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%aa/739738/
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian security officials and Arab officials say that First Lady of Syria Asma al-Assad fled with her three children to Russia last week. However, amid conflicting reports, Syrian state television says that President Bashar al-Assad remains in Damascus. (The Telegraph via Yahoo! News) (BBC News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Otto Pedersen calls for an "orderly political transition" from the collapsing Syrian government to the Syrian opposition in order to end the conflict. (AP) (Barron's)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Syrian Armed Forces announce a complete withdrawal from the Daraa and Suwayda Governorates in order to reinforce Damascus. (AP)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Rebel forces capture the city of Al-Sanamayn in Daraa Governorate and also capture the city of Quneitra. (First Post) (The Hindustan Times) (Al Arabiya)
- https://www.firstpost.com/world/rebel-forces-just-20-km-away-from-syrian-capital-city-of-damascus-report-13842566.html
- https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/syria-conflict-live-updates-syrian-civil-war-bashar-al-assad-december-7-2024-101733532224129.html
- https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/07/syrian-opposition-forces-say-they-took-control-of-quneitra-near-israeli-border
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Armed conflicts and attacks
More than 1,000 Syrian soldiers seeking refuge cross into Iraq through the Al-Qa'im border crossing according to Iraqi authorities. (Iraqi News Agency)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The U.S.-backed Revolutionary Commando Army takes control of the city of Palmyra in Homs Governorate following heavy fighting with pro-government forces. Rebels also capture the towns of Al-Sukhnah and Al-Qaryatayn in Homs Governorate. (Yeni Safak)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Syrian Army withdraws from the cities of Al-Hasakah and Qamishli in Al-Hasakah Governorate, transferring control of the Kurdish-majority cities to the Syrian Democratic Forces. (Anadolu Agency) (Yeni Safak)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iran begins to evacuate military personnel, diplomatic staff, and civilians from Syria amid rebel advances. (The New York Times)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The UN World Food Programme reports that the renewed conflict in Syria is estimated to displace around 1.5 million Syrians. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani says at the Doha Forum that his country is seeing a momentum build up for a ceasefire to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
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Disasters and accidents
Two people are killed by falling trees in England and more than 1.5 million people experience power outages in Ireland and the United Kingdom as Storm Darragh hits the British Isles. (BBC News) (Sky News)
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Law and crime
Prosecutors in Taiwan charge four soldiers with espionage, accusing the soldiers of passing photographs of Taiwan's military capability to Chinese agents in exchange for money between 2022 and 2024. (DW) (The Standard)
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Politics and elections
A vote to impeach South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails in the National Assembly due to a boycott of the vote by members of Yoon's People Power Party. (AP)
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Politics and elections
Over 100 Indian farmers march from Punjab to the capital city New Delhi to demand for the legal assurance of a minimum support price for all crops as well as loan forgiveness for farmers. (DW)
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Politics and elections
Punjab Police set up barricades and fire tear gas at the marching farmers as they enter Haryana, causing them to turn around and return to Shambhu, Punjab. (Hindustan Times) (Anadolu Agency)
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Politics and elections
Interim President and military junta leader of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré dismisses Prime Minister Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla and dissolves the government. (DW) (Irish Examiner)
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Science and technology
The Iranian Space Agency successfully launches the Simorgh rocket carrying two satellites and the Saman-1 space tug from the Imam Khomeini Space Launch Terminal in Semnan, Iran, the heaviest payload ever launched in Iran. (DW)
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Sports
In association football, the Los Angeles Galaxy defeat the New York Red Bulls 2–1 to win a record 6th championship. (AP)