Fall of Damascus

When

7 Dec 2024 – 8 Dec 2024

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

33.52° N, 36.25° E

Description

2024 conquest during the Syrian civil war

2024 event in the Syrian civil war

On 7 December 2024, the Syrian opposition group known as the Southern Operations Room, in co-ordination with the Military Operations Command, led forces that entered the Rif Dimashq region of Syria from the south, and those forces then came within 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the capital Damascus. The Syrian Army withdrew from multiple points in the outskirts.

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