1. After capturing the second largest city of Aleppo, the rebels have captured the 6th largest city of Hama which the Syrian army purposely retreated from https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/813079/withdrawal-temporary-preparing-for-counter-offensive-says-syrian-army

They are approaching the next city of Homs is the 3rd largest and is said to be more sympathetic to the rebels. https://syria.liveuamap.com/

In the first Syrian war, while the situation was worse for Assad territoriality, he retreated into and held the cities. Aleppo and Hama never fell.

  1. The Kurds have continued fighting militias coming in to stabalize the situation in the name of fighting ISIS. Under this pretext they are also taking areas which the Syrian army has withdrawn from.

https://syria.liveuamap.com/

  1. The rebels that were in negotiation with the government in the south of the country, near the capital of Damascus have begun fighting as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Syria_offensive_(2024)