Virgilio Lorenzo Jr

An anti-government fighter covers his ears as a multi-barrel rocket launcher fires against regime forces, in the northern outskirts of Syria's west-central city of Hama on December 4, 2024. Bakr Al Kassem, AFP

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Agence France-Presse

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733409108984New Project.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>An anti-government fighter covers his ears as a multi-barrel rocket launcher fires against regime forces, in the northern outskirts of Syria&#x27;s west-central city of Hama on December 4, 2024. Bakr Al Kassem, AFP </div>China&#x27;s embassy sent an urgent notice on Thursday advising its citizens to leave Syria &quot;as soon as possible&quot;, as Islamist-led rebel forces continue their offensive against President Bashar al-Assad&#x27;s troops.The rebels, led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday, days after seizing the country&#x27;s commercial hub Aleppo.They launched their offensive a little more than a week ago, just as a ceasefire took hold between Israel and Assad&#x27;s ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.&quot;Currently, the situation in northwestern Syria is intensifying, and the overall security situation is deteriorating further,&quot; China&#x27;s embassy said in a message on its WeChat account on Thursday.&quot;(The embassy) advises Chinese citizens in the country to make use of available commercial flights to return home or leave the country as soon as possible.&quot;It added that those who remained &quot;may face extremely high security risks and potential delays in receiving assistance&quot;.While Russia and Iran have been Syria&#x27;s closest backers in recent years, China&#x27;s ties to the country have grown.China is one of only a handful of countries outside the Middle East that Assad has visited since Syria&#x27;s civil war began in 2011.On that 2023 trip, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Assad announced a &quot;strategic partnership&quot; between their countries.China&#x27;s foreign ministry said on Monday that it &quot;supports Syria&#x27;s efforts to maintain national security and stability&quot; and was &quot;willing to make positive efforts to prevent further deterioration of the situation&quot;.

China's embassy sent an urgent notice on Thursday advising its citizens to leave Syria "as soon as possible", as Islamist-led rebel forces continue their offensive against President Bashar al-Assad's troops.

China's embassy sent an urgent notice on Thursday advising its citizens to leave Syria "as soon as possible", as Islamist-led rebel forces continue their offensive against President Bashar al-Assad's troops.

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China tells citizens in Syria to 'leave country as soon as possible'

Agence France-Presse

Published December 05, 2024 10:38 PM PHT

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