Iran backs Assad government as rebels take control over northern Syria

Tehran [Iran]/ Moscow [Russia], December 1 (ANI): Iran on Sunday said that it will support Syria after thousands of insurgents took control of the country's second-largest city of Aleppo and seized nearby towns and villages in an offensive, state media reported.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was cited by IRNA as saying that Iran continues to support Syria against terrorists wreaking havoc in the Arab country.

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