Camille Naredo

Anti-government fighters gather in front of the Kuweires military airfield and academy in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 1, 2024. Aref Tammawi, AFP/File

Anti-government fighters gather in front of the Kuweires military airfield and academy in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 1, 2024. - Syria's second-largest city Aleppo has fallen from government control for the first time since the country's conflict began more than a decade ago, a war monitor said on December 1, after a surprise advance by rebels. (Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)

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Kevin Alabaso

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733650637856AFP__20241201__36NW72D__v1__Preview__SyriaConflictJihadists.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Anti-government fighters gather in front of the Kuweires military airfield and academy in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 1, 2024. Aref Tammawi, AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Anti-government fighters gather in front of the Kuweires military airfield and academy in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 1, 2024. <em>Aref Tammawi, AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs issued Sunday a statement regarding the ongoing conflict in Syria.</p><p>The DFA addressed the involved parties to &quot;exercise restraint&quot; so as to avoid additional deaths in the fighting.</p><p>&quot;The Philippines calls on all concerned parties to exercise restraint and refrain from further violence, to avert further casualties and deaths of civilians,&quot; DFA said.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1865671303329628509&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-12-08T09%3A26%3A42.709239%3A7910633f-d64a-48cc-a96d-c691aa031467%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=3ad93eaa7d986ed519f516480feca2c5039c9fac&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:825px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1865671303329628509"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The agency also called on the Filipinos in Syria and advised them to &quot;take the necessary precautions and stay in contact with the Philippine Embassy in Damascus.&quot;</p><p>So far, there have been no reports of Filipinos caught in the crossfire or efforts of repatriation, as of Sunday (December 8, 2024).</p><p>The chaos in Syria ensued around two weeks ago when the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group launched its campaign challenging the more than five decades of rule by the Assad family.</p><p>Earlier, the HTS also declared Damascus &quot;free&quot; as it reportedly drove away &quot;tyrant&quot; President Bashar al-Assad.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2024/12/8/rebels-on-syrian-state-tv-say-toppled-tyrant-bashar-al-assad-1458">Rebels on Syrian state TV say toppled &#x27;tyrant&#x27; Bashar al-Assad</a></div>

<p>The Department of Foreign Affairs issued Sunday a statement regarding the ongoing disorder in Syria.</p>

The Department of Foreign Affairs issued Sunday a statement regarding the ongoing disorder in Syria.

DFA calls on Pinoys in Syria to 'take necessary precautions'

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DFA calls on Pinoys in Syria to 'take necessary precautions'

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Published December 08, 2024 05:38 PM PHT

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