Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Friday, November 29, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Friday, November 29, 2024
Syrian jihadists reach outskirts of Aleppo amid anti-government offensive
Fighters seize a Syrian Army tank on the international M5 highway in the area Zarbah which was taken over by anti-government factions on November 29, 2024, as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadists and allied groups continue their offensive in Syria's northern Aleppo province against government forces. (Rami al Sayed/AFP)
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reach the outskirts of the northern city of Aleppo after staging two car bomb attacks, as they press a major offensive against government troops.
“Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions… were able to enter the outskirts of the Al-Hamdaniya and New Aleppo neighborhoods of the city of Aleppo after carrying out twin suicide attacks with two booby-trapped cars,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor says.
