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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 152989" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_Syria_offensive_%282024%29" target="_blank">Northwestern Syria offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Hama_offensive" target="_blank">2024 Hama offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army" target="_blank">Syrian Army</a> says it has withdrawn from the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama" target="_blank">Hama</a> to &quot;protect the lives of civilians&quot; after rebel forces enter the city. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/syrian-army-pulls-out-of-hama-after-insurgents-break-through-defences/ar-AA1vkcu6" target="_blank">(MSN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rebel forces begin releasing hundreds of prisoners from Hama's central prison. <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/byykofkvyl" target="_blank">(Ynet)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A helicopter is shot down after taking off from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Air_Base" target="_blank">Hama Air Base</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">pro-government forces</a> evacuate the airbase. Another helicopter makes an emergency landing after being hit. The airbase is later fully captured by the rebels. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/12/5/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/anti-regime-armed-groups-in-syria-capture-hama-city-3695346" target="_blank">(YeniSafak)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rebel forces enter the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamiyah" target="_blank">Salamiyah</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Governorate" target="_blank">Hama Governorate</a>, reportedly facing no resistance. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%83%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d9%84%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%8a%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%a6%d8%a9/739376/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rebels capture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qamhana" target="_blank">Qamhana</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabal_Zayn_al-Abidin" target="_blank">Jabal Zayn al-Abidin</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Governorate" target="_blank">Hama Governorate</a>. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%83%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d9%84%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%8a%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%a6%d8%a9/739376/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Homs_offensive" target="_blank">2024 Homs offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Syrian rebel forces capture and take military vehicles and ammunition from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian military</a> engineering battalion facility on the outskirts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Rastan" target="_blank">al-Rastan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs_Governorate" target="_blank">Homs Governorate</a>. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B5-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4/739407/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Russian</a> jet launches an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> on the Rastan Bridge over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orontes_River" target="_blank">Orontes River</a> in an attempt to impede the rebel advance over the city. <a href="https://syria.news-pravda.com/en/world/2024/12/05/2055.html" target="_blank">(Pravda)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rebel forces take control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbiseh" target="_blank">Talbiseh</a> as they advance south towards the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs" target="_blank">Homs</a>. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%a9-%d8%a7/739364/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide" target="_blank">Gaza genocide</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International" target="_blank">Amnesty International</a> accuses <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> of committing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide" target="_blank">genocide</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/amnesty-report-says-israel-has-committed-genocide-against-palestinians-gaza-2024-12-05/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/12/amnesty-international-concludes-israel-is-committing-genocide-against-palestinians-in-gaza/" target="_blank">(Amnesty International)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_off_the_coast_of_Somalia" target="_blank">Piracy off the coast of Somalia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Atalanta" target="_blank">anti-piracy mission</a> says heavily armed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somali</a> pirates have hijacked a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">Chinese</a> fishing vessel off the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland" target="_blank">Puntland</a>. The vessel has 18 crew members who are being held hostage and the situation is ongoing. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-naval-force-chinese-fishing-vessel-under-control-alleged-pirates-somali-2024-12-05/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The value of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin" target="_blank">Bitcoin</a> passes US$100,000 for the first time, after rising 130% in the past year. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/04/tech/bitcoin-100k-trump-hnk-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/bitcoin-100000-rcna181008" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_2024%E2%80%9325_in_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Heavy winter rainfall causes extensive flooding across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>, resulting in nearly half of all tents in Asdaa and Ard Fayyad refugee camps being destroyed. <a href="https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-warns-devastation-after-gaza-floods" target="_blank">(IRC)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eight people are killed when a cargo <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck" target="_blank">truck</a> loaded with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer" target="_blank">fertilizers</a> hits pedestrians and crashes into a house in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makilala%2C_Cotabato" target="_blank">Makilala, Cotabato</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>. <a href="https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1239351" target="_blank">(Philippine News Agency)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Cape_Mendocino_earthquake" target="_blank">2024 Cape Mendocino earthquake</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An offshore 7.0 magnitude <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake" target="_blank">earthquake</a> strikes near the northern coast of the state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" target="_blank">California</a> prompting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami" target="_blank">tsunami</a> warnings. <a href="https://weather.com/news/news/2024-12-05-northern-california-earthquake-humboldt-county" target="_blank">(Weather Channel)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_political_crisis" target="_blank">2024 French political crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Barnier" target="_blank">Michel Barnier</a> resigns as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_France" target="_blank">Prime Minister of France</a> following the collapse of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnier_government" target="_blank">Barnier government</a>. <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/france-latest-french-pm-michel-barnier-faces-no-confidence-vote-as-government-on-brink-of-collapse-13266765" target="_blank">(Sky News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_5" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 152989, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_Syria_offensive_%282024%29']Northwestern Syria offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Hama_offensive']2024 Hama offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army']Syrian Army[/URL] says it has withdrawn from the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama']Hama[/URL] to "protect the lives of civilians" after rebel forces enter the city. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/syrian-army-pulls-out-of-hama-after-insurgents-break-through-defences/ar-AA1vkcu6'](MSN)[/URL] [*]Rebel forces begin releasing hundreds of prisoners from Hama's central prison. [URL='https://www.ynetnews.com/article/byykofkvyl'](Ynet)[/URL] [*]A helicopter is shot down after taking off from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Air_Base']Hama Air Base[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']pro-government forces[/URL] evacuate the airbase. Another helicopter makes an emergency landing after being hit. The airbase is later fully captured by the rebels. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/12/5/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/anti-regime-armed-groups-in-syria-capture-hama-city-3695346'](YeniSafak)[/URL] [*]Rebel forces enter the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamiyah']Salamiyah[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Governorate']Hama Governorate[/URL], reportedly facing no resistance. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%83%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d9%84%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%8a%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%a6%d8%a9/739376/'](SOHR)[/URL] [*]Rebels capture [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qamhana']Qamhana[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabal_Zayn_al-Abidin']Jabal Zayn al-Abidin[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Governorate']Hama Governorate[/URL]. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%83%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d9%84%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%8a%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%a6%d8%a9/739376/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Homs_offensive']2024 Homs offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]Syrian rebel forces capture and take military vehicles and ammunition from a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']Syrian military[/URL] engineering battalion facility on the outskirts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Rastan']al-Rastan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs_Governorate']Homs Governorate[/URL]. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B5-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4/739407/'](SOHR)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_Force']Russian[/URL] jet launches an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] on the Rastan Bridge over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orontes_River']Orontes River[/URL] in an attempt to impede the rebel advance over the city. [URL='https://syria.news-pravda.com/en/world/2024/12/05/2055.html'](Pravda)[/URL] [*]Rebel forces take control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbiseh']Talbiseh[/URL] as they advance south towards the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs']Homs[/URL]. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%a9-%d8%a7/739364/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide']Gaza genocide[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International']Amnesty International[/URL] accuses [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] of committing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide']genocide[/URL] against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/amnesty-report-says-israel-has-committed-genocide-against-palestinians-gaza-2024-12-05/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/12/amnesty-international-concludes-israel-is-committing-genocide-against-palestinians-in-gaza/'](Amnesty International)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_off_the_coast_of_Somalia']Piracy off the coast of Somalia[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Atalanta']anti-piracy mission[/URL] says heavily armed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somali[/URL] pirates have hijacked a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']Chinese[/URL] fishing vessel off the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland']Puntland[/URL]. The vessel has 18 crew members who are being held hostage and the situation is ongoing. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-naval-force-chinese-fishing-vessel-under-control-alleged-pirates-somali-2024-12-05/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]The value of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin']Bitcoin[/URL] passes US$100,000 for the first time, after rising 130% in the past year. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/04/tech/bitcoin-100k-trump-hnk-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/bitcoin-100000-rcna181008'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_2024%E2%80%9325_in_the_Gaza_Strip']Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]Heavy winter rainfall causes extensive flooding across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL], resulting in nearly half of all tents in Asdaa and Ard Fayyad refugee camps being destroyed. [URL='https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-warns-devastation-after-gaza-floods'](IRC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Eight people are killed when a cargo [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck']truck[/URL] loaded with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer']fertilizers[/URL] hits pedestrians and crashes into a house in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makilala%2C_Cotabato']Makilala, Cotabato[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL]. [URL='https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1239351'](Philippine News Agency)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Cape_Mendocino_earthquake']2024 Cape Mendocino earthquake[/URL] [LIST] [*]An offshore 7.0 magnitude [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake']earthquake[/URL] strikes near the northern coast of the state of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California']California[/URL] prompting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami']tsunami[/URL] warnings. [URL='https://weather.com/news/news/2024-12-05-northern-california-earthquake-humboldt-county'](Weather Channel)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_political_crisis']2024 French political crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Barnier']Michel Barnier[/URL] resigns as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_France']Prime Minister of France[/URL] following the collapse of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnier_government']Barnier government[/URL]. [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/france-latest-french-pm-michel-barnier-faces-no-confidence-vote-as-government-on-brink-of-collapse-13266765'](Sky News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_5"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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