Hezbollah pulling forces out of Damascus outskirts, sending some to Latakia

By AFP 8 December 2024, 3:37 am

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Hezbollah is pulling its forces from the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, a source close to the Lebanese group says, as rebel fighters move in on the capital.

The source also confirms that Hezbollah fighters have retreated from Homs, a central city taken by the rebels hours earlier, with some being redeployed in the coastal Latakia region, where many think the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad will make its last stand should the rebels continue making gains.

The group “has instructed its fighters in recent hours to withdraw from the Homs area, with some heading to Latakia and others to the Hermel area in Lebanon,” the source tells AFP.