ALBAWABA - Syrian rebel soldiers took the Quneitra police headquarters near the Golan Heights. Regime forces are withdrawing from important positions in central and southern Syria, reports say.
Al-Sukhna, Al-Furqlus, and Palmyra in Homs province have been evacuated by the Syrian army. Regime forces are also fleeing T4, the major military outpost east of Palmyra.
The U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army has taken Jabal Ghurab near Homs and attacked regime-controlled Palmyra landmarks. As opposition troops approach Homs, they called on government soldiers to defect.
The opposition published footage of their fighters entering Al-Rastan and Talbiseh, 12 kilometers north of Homs.
To halt opposition gains in Al-Rastan and Talbiseh, Syrian and Russian air forces destroyed Al-Rastan Bridge. State media said the army had strengthened its “strong defensive lines” in Homs and rejected military departures.
In the south, opposition forces under the newly formed “Southern Operations Room” announced the capture of Daraa city and surrounding areas, including the international highway linking Amman and Damascus, and Izraa, a major city in the province. Over 50 towns and villages are opposition-controlled.
Defence equipment and weaponry were also taken from Brigade 52 in eastern Daraa by opposition forces. Locals overthrew a Hafez al-Assad statue in footage.
In Suwayda, local factions seized the Air Force Intelligence section and central prison. They ordered surviving regime forces to evacuate without opposition.
In eastern Syria, the SDF deployed their Deir ez-Zor Military Council in the city and west of the Euphrates. The SDF also took control of the Bukamal border crossing with Iraq to protect the region amid rising tensions.
The ongoing opposition advances mark a critical shift in Syria’s conflict, raising questions about the regime’s ability to maintain control over key territories.
