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Syrian insurgents capture four central towns as government forces reclaim some territory

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Syria's insurgency leader tours seized city of Aleppo, as fierce battles intensify near Hama

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Syria's insurgency leader tours seized city of Aleppo, as fierce battles intensify near Hama

Syrian insurgents ride on motorcycles through abandoned Syrian army vehicles on a road in the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian insurgents ride on motorcycles through abandoned Syrian army vehicles on a road in the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian opposition fighters manoeuvre using armoured vehicles seized from the Syrian army in the town of Maarat al-Numan, south of Idlib, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters manoeuvre using armoured vehicles seized from the Syrian army in the town of Maarat al-Numan, south of Idlib, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

A colleague prays at the grave of Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, 32, following his funeral in Idlib, Syria, on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. Alkharboutli, who worked for the German news agency DPA, was killed in an airstrike near the city of Hama, the agency confirmed.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A colleague prays at the grave of Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, 32, following his funeral in Idlib, Syria, on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. Alkharboutli, who worked for the German news agency DPA, was killed in an airstrike near the city of Hama, the agency confirmed.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian opposition fighters drive a motorcycle and an armoured vehicle seized from the Syrian army in the town of Maarat al-Numan, south of Idlib, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters drive a motorcycle and an armoured vehicle seized from the Syrian army in the town of Maarat al-Numan, south of Idlib, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Colleagues and friends mourn over the body of Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, 32, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. Alkharboutli, working for the German news agency DPA was killed in an airstrike near the city of Hama, the agency said Wednesday.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Colleagues and friends mourn over the body of Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, 32, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. Alkharboutli, working for the German news agency DPA was killed in an airstrike near the city of Hama, the agency said Wednesday.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Smoke from an airstrike by government forces billows in the sky over the town of Khan Sheikhoun, south of Idlib, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Smoke from an airstrike by government forces billows in the sky over the town of Khan Sheikhoun, south of Idlib, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

An abandoned Syrian army armoured vehicle sits on a road controlled by Syrian insurgents in the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

An abandoned Syrian army armoured vehicle sits on a road controlled by Syrian insurgents in the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Colleagues and friends mourn over the body of Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, 32, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. Alkharboutli, working for the German news agency DPA was killed in an airstrike near the city of Hama, the agency said Wednesday.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Colleagues and friends mourn over the body of Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, 32, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. Alkharboutli, working for the German news agency DPA was killed in an airstrike near the city of Hama, the agency said Wednesday.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Colleagues and friends carry the body of Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, 32, for his burial in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. Alkharboutli, working for the German news agency DPA was killed in an airstrike near the city of Hama, the agency said Wednesday.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Colleagues and friends carry the body of Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, 32, for his burial in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. Alkharboutli, working for the German news agency DPA was killed in an airstrike near the city of Hama, the agency said Wednesday.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Colleagues and friends mourn over the body, covered with a Syrian opposition flag, of Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, 32, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. Alkharboutli, working for the German news agency DPA was killed in an airstrike near the city of Hama, the agency said Wednesday.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Colleagues and friends mourn over the body, covered with a Syrian opposition flag, of Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, 32, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. Alkharboutli, working for the German news agency DPA was killed in an airstrike near the city of Hama, the agency said Wednesday.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)