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Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed recent developments in Syria with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty during a phone call on Wednesday, according to Turkish diplomatic sources.
While further details about their conversation remain undisclosed, the call highlights ongoing international attention to the escalating conflict in Syria.
Clashes have intensified between forces loyal to the Bashar al-Assad regime and anti-regime armed groups in Syria's western Aleppo countryside. Fighting resumed on Nov. 27, following a period of relative calm in the nearly 14-year-long conflict.
Armed groups opposing the Assad regime have captured 20 settlements in Hama Province. On Wednesday alone, they seized 16 additional settlements, including key areas such as Pasif, Elcid, al-Karim and Hamra.
Anti-government fighters stand next to a Syrian regime helicopter at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. - A war monitor on December 1 said Ankara-backed groups seized control of the towns of Safireh and Khanasser southeast of Aleppo from government forces, and also took the Kweyris military airport. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP)
An anti-government fighter sits behind anti-aircraft artillery after seizing the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. - A war monitor on December 1 said Ankara-backed groups seized control of the towns of Safireh and Khanasser southeast of Aleppo from government forces, and also took the Kweyris military airport. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP)
An aerial view shows a tank, left behind by regime forces, on the road leading to the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun, in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, on December 1, 2024. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)" alt="Turkish, Egyptian foreign ministers discuss Syria developments in phone call">
Anti-government fighters stand next to a Syrian regime helicopter at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. - A war monitor on December 1 said Ankara-backed groups seized control of the towns of Safireh and Khanasser southeast of Aleppo from government forces, and also took the Kweyris military airport. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP)An anti-government fighter sits behind anti-aircraft artillery after seizing the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. - A war monitor on December 1 said Ankara-backed groups seized control of the towns of Safireh and Khanasser southeast of Aleppo from government forces, and also took the Kweyris military airport. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP)An aerial view shows a tank, left behind by regime forces, on the road leading to the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun, in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, on December 1, 2024. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
Anti-regime groups have reportedly taken control of the Armored Corps School, a strategic base located near Hama's city center. The facility serves as the main headquarters for the 25th Brigade, a critical unit for the Assad regime's military operations in the region.
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