Historical eventDecember 72024

Fall of Damascus (2024)

Battle of Damascus (2024): Syrian opposition forces enter the Rif Dimashq Governorate, reaching within 20 km of the capital Damascus.

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When
Saturday, December 7 20242 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2024.

What came before

Background Main articles: 2024 Syrian opposition offensives and Syrian civil war By late 2018, Syrian opposition rebel groups were forced into Idlib Governorate , the last rebel-held governorate of Syria after seven years of fighting against the Assad regime and Syrian Army during the Syrian civil war , after the SAA captured the city of Aleppo and conducted peace deals with rebel groups in the southern Daraa Governorate . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Several rebel groups were present in Idlib,

What happened

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. Concurrently with the advance towards Damascus,

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When did Fall of Damascus (2024) happen?

December 7 2024 — 2 years ago, on a Saturday.

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