“Due to the rapid escalation of the situation, which quickly covered the entire territory of Syria, we appeal to all Polish citizens staying in this country to leave the country immediately,” the Polish embassy in Syria announced on social media. People were also asked not to enter this country. Rebel forces are dynamically occupying subsequent cities, and Bashar al-Assad's army is preparing to defend part of the country's territories.
“Due to the rapid escalation of the situation, which quickly covered the entire territory of Syria, we appeal to all Polish citizens staying in this country to leave the country immediately. We also categorically appeal not to enter the territory of Syria,” the Polish embassy in Syria wrote on Saturday evening in a post on the X platform.
Another entry also stated that “Polish citizens remaining in Syria should contact the facility via the e-mail address: damaszek.konsul@msz.gov.pl or the duty phone +963 944 405 954.”
Intensification of the conflict in Syria
The current fighting between Syrian rebels and the troops of Bashar al-Assad's regime is the most serious clashes in Syria since 2020, when the front line in the civil war that has been going on since 2011 was frozen. According to recent reports, rebel forces are approaching the country's capitalDamascus.
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