{"id":2377241,"date":"2024-12-06T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syria-sees-new-rebel-uprising-in-the-south-as-kurds-take-east\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T15:01:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T20:01:51","slug":"syria-sees-new-rebel-uprising-in-the-south-as-kurds-take-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syria-sees-new-rebel-uprising-in-the-south-as-kurds-take-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria sees new rebel uprising in the south as Kurds take east"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsyria-sees-new-rebel-uprising-in-the-south-as-kurds-take-east%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2377241&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u200drecent\u200b uprising in \u2062southern Syria has\u200c opened a new front in the ongoing civil war,with rebels rearming and rising against the government just south of Damascus. This renewed \u2064conflict comes after the fall of Hama, as former rebels in Daraa\u2014an area important for its historical role in the protests against \u200cPresident Bashar al-Assad\u2014have taken up arms again. Anti-government forces have successfully captured key locations, including police headquarters and military barracks, and they paraded in vehicles acquired from\u200c the Syrian arab Army (SAA). \u200bThe uprising\u2062 is further compounded by the participation of Druze\u200b groups,traditionally \u200dloyal\u2064 to Assad,who have now joined the fight and seized the city of Suwayda,as well as \u2062the \u200ccrucial Nassib border crossing with Jordan.This shift poses serious challenges \u200bfor the Assad regime, which\u2064 is progressively losing control of significant territories in \u200bboth the \u2062south and east due to the advances of Kurdish forces.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New rebel uprising in Syria&rsquo;s south opens new front as Kurds take east<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1642602\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Syrian\">Syrian<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bashar-al-assad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Syrian\">Bashar al-Assad<\/a> faced another day of serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3249182\/new-jihadist-offensive-syria-leaves-us-no-good-options-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"setbacks\">setbacks<\/a> with a renewed uprising south of Damascus and the takeover of much of the country&rsquo;s east by Kurdish forces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Just one day after the fall of Hama, rebels that had previously reconciled with the government once again took up arms around the city of Daraa, along the border with Jordan. Daraa is an hour and a half drive from Damascus, opening up a dangerous new front. Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3247387\/syrian-civil-war-ultimate-guide-key-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Syrian Arab Army\">Syrian Arab Army<\/a> withdrew from its bases in the east adjacent to Kurdish forces, losing Assad&rsquo;s last major border crossing into Iraq.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The body of a government soldier lies next to an armored vehicle in a street in Hama, Syria, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.(AP Photo\/Omar Albam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The southern front<\/h2>\n<p>Anti-government forces blitzed out of their northern stronghold of Idlib last week, limiting the renewed fighting in the previously stagnant civil war to the north. That changed on Friday when reconciled rebels around the southernmost city of Daraa rose up again.<\/p>\n<p>Footage from Daraa showed the rebels seizing the government police headquarters and army barracks. Rebels captured at least one tank.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Syria?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Syria<\/a>: rebel forces have seized control of the village of Jillin in southern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Daraa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Daraa<\/a> province, driving around on a regime tank they captured. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iXrf42y7NK\">pic.twitter.com\/iXrf42y7NK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasVLinge\/status\/1865040153216991643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Flags of the Free Syrian Army, the main rebel fighting force in the early days of the civil war, were unveiled and flown across the city. The insurgents raided large arsenals abandoned by the SAA.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Syria?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Syria<\/a>: rebels seizing weapons and ammunition at a regime outpost just south of the town of Dael in southern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Daraa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Daraa<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fEg4WKcMcR\">pic.twitter.com\/fEg4WKcMcR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasVLinge\/status\/1865086413424750887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Many rebels involved in the uprising had previously laid down their arms in a Russia-brokered reconciliation deal in 2018. They were seen returning to the city in force, with one video showing a massive procession of motorcycles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">29\/ A circulating video shows a large number of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">local armed faction members heading<\/a> toward <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Daraa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Daraa<\/a> city, the provincial capital. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5iUAuXX66Z\">pic.twitter.com\/5iUAuXX66Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Abdo Jabassini (@Syrianzo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Syrianzo\/status\/1864998547428356368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Like Hama, Daraa, though much smaller, holds a particular significance to the rebels. Daraa is known by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-anti-assad-forces-take-crucial-city-of-hama-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Syrian anti-Assad forces take crucial city of Hama - Washington Examiner\">anti-government forces<\/a> as the &ldquo;cradle of the revolution,&rdquo; as the first major protests in 2011 began after government police arrested and beat 15 boys for sprawling anti-Assad graffiti in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly alarming for Assad was the joining of two major local Druze groups to the rebel cause &mdash; a demographic that has typically been loyal to the Assad government. They quickly took the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda, located along the border with Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>Suwayda 24, an activist group, announced that the Men of Dignity Movement and Mountain Brigade Gathering are &ldquo;announcing the declaration of a general mobilization in the province following the rapid developments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fighters were seen on video seizing the Nassib border crossing with Jordan, located on the crucial M5 motorway. The capture severs Assad&rsquo;s primary connection with Jordan. The Jordanian government <a href=\"https:\/\/jordantimes.com\/news\/local\/jordan-closes-border-crossing-syria-%E2%80%93-interior-minister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced\">announced<\/a> the closure of the crossing amid the hostility.<\/p>\n<p>The rebels also took a slew of towns and villages surrounding Daraa and Suwayda.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An image of Syrian President  Bashar al-Assad, riddled with bullets, is seen on the facade of the provincial government office in the aftermath of the opposition&rsquo;s takeover of Hama, Syria, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo\/Omar Albam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The eastern front<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday, SAA forces withdrew from its strongholds in the east, adjacent to the Kurdish-led Syrian Defense Forces. SDF forces moved in without a fight, possibly striking a deal with Assad.<\/p>\n<p>SDF forces crossed the Euphrates River to occupy Deir Ezzor, a key regime stronghold throughout the entire Syrian Civil War. In a dynamic war, Deir Ezzor was one of the few to never fall out of Assad&rsquo;s control until Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Moving into the city, the SDF&rsquo;s Deir Ezzor Military Council said that the move across the Euphrates was directed not at the SAA, but over concerns about the Turkish-backed offensive routing SAA troops.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#127480;&#127486; The Kurdish SDF has entered the city of Deir Ezzor and taken control of the airport.<br \/>The SDF have entered into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-l-north-be-prepared\/\" title=\"Oliver L. North: Be Prepared!\">mutual defense agreement<\/a> with the Syrian Arab Army covering Deir Ezzor and Raqqa. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KHfxkb95cH\">pic.twitter.com\/KHfxkb95cH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Porrazzo (@JamesPorrazzo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesPorrazzo\/status\/1865030057745383430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The developments taking place in our homeland, Syria, pose a threat to the security of our people and our Deir Ezzor region. In particular, Turkish occupation-backed mercenary groups and ISIS mercenaries are reactive in the Deir Ezzor desert,&rdquo; it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our primary objective is to protect our security and the security of our people,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<p>SAA forces had previously withdrawn earlier in the war from most of northeast Syria, effectively handing it over to Kurdish militias. Before the surprise offensive beginning last week, the SDF had been in talks with Assad for incorporation back into Syria if given autonomy, fearful of Turkey and its proxy militias.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main blow of the withdrawal is Assad&rsquo;s loss of his last border crossing into Iraq, through which he had been reliant on Iranian aid. An intervention of Iraq itself was ruled out by a spokesman for Iraq&rsquo;s government, according to <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>With the SAA seemingly melting away on all fronts, Assad&rsquo;s main hope lies in Russian or Iranian intervention. Given the rapid pace of the collapse in the North Dakota-<a href=\"https:\/\/mapfight.xyz\/compare\/sy-vs-us.states\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sized\">sized<\/a> country, such an intervention may not be able to happen in time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1642602\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1642602\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New rebel uprising in southern Syria creates new challenges for Assad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2377242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SAA-casualties.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5237,46280,46279,46281,7887],"class_list":["post-2377241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-conflict","tag-kurds","tag-rebel-uprising","tag-southern-syria","tag-syria"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SAA-casualties.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377241"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377245,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377241\/revisions\/2377245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}