December 8th, 2013 - 05:41 GMT Assad's forces launch offensive on Syria key town Syrian government forces made advances on Sunday in the town of al-Nabk, one of the last rebel-held areas in Qalamoun region bordering Lebanon, a watchdog said. Read more
![Government forces are seeking to encircle the rebels in the Qalamoun region north of Damascus and sever opposition supply lines across the nearby border with Lebanon. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/454121639.jpg?itok=mGiE0Ws9 "Government forces are seeking to encircle the rebels in the Qalamoun region north of Damascus and sever opposition supply lines across the nearby border with Lebanon. [AFP]")
![Syrian pro-government forces patrol in their tank in the town of Nabak near Damascus on December 7, 2013. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/454121649.jpg?itok=mMjbZlna "Syrian pro-government forces patrol in their tank in the town of Nabak near Damascus on December 7, 2013. [Getty Images]")
![Rebels line a dirt escarpment as they look towards Syrian army positions south of the highway town of Maraat al-Numan on November 17, 2012. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/156589948.jpg?itok=OXR7Fxsk "Rebels line a dirt escarpment as they look towards Syrian army positions south of the highway town of Maraat al-Numan on November 17, 2012. [Getty Images]")
