Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi makes a visit to the Syrian capital, Damascus, to meet President Bashar Assad. His visit comes as Syria’s army launched counterattacks to repel insurgents who’ve seized control of Aleppo, and areas in Idlib.
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00:00Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi makes a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus to
00:06meet President Bashar Assad.
00:09His visit comes as Syria's army launched counterattacks on Sunday to repel insurgents who've seized
00:14control of Aleppo and areas in Idlib in a surprise offensive on Wednesday.
00:19Pro-Assad media say government forces have killed nearly 1,000 insurgents over the past
00:23three days, but no proof was provided to support those claims.
00:28The Syrian Civil Defense, a humanitarian group on the ground in opposition-controlled
00:32areas, say at least 18 people were killed in Sunday's attacks.
00:37They say dozens more were injured as they accused the Syrian regime of carrying out
00:41joint airstrikes with Russian forces.
00:43We are at a very critical situation with the latest offensive from the rebels.
00:50We have seen a renewal of the civil war and of course this is first and foremost has a
00:57negative impact on the civilian population.
01:02Iran's top diplomat is set to visit Ankara on Monday to meet his Turkish counterpart
01:06and discuss the escalation.
01:10The UN urges all parties involved to prioritize political processes and avoid further destabilizing
01:16the region.