“Syria is forging ahead in combatting terrorism with force and resoluteness on the entirety of its territories,” Assad said in a statement. The Syrian army bombed rebel positions in Aleppo and has dispatched reinforcements to the area north of the city of Hama to try to stop the advance.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the escalating situation in Syria during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The conflict in the country continues as rebel forces, opposed to the regime of Bashar al-Assad,

Images shared on social media have illustrated the anger that Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad feel toward his ally Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader has been indispensable in propping up Assad's regime during the brutal Syrian civil war that started in 2011 but has been essentially frozen over the last four years.

Turkey has warned the Syrian government of Bashar Al-Assad as civil war has reignited in the Middle East nation. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara is committed to territorial integrity of Syria and that Turkey wants conflict to be resolved as per 'legitimate wishes' of Syrians.