Roundup: Rebels advance to central Syria as Syrian army prepares for counterattack
DAMASCUS, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied opposition factions are advancing in Syria's central province of Hama after capturing key territories in the northwestern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, as the Syrian Defense Ministry announced the army will soon launch a counterattack.
In a significant development, the HTS, an al-Qaida-linked extremist organization, seized Aleppo