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It's Thursday, 5 December. Welcome back to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,

your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed. First, rebel insurgents in Syria are on the move, capturing another key city from the Syrian army in their quest to overthrow the regime of President Assad.

We'll discuss the latest developments and spotlight the shadowy former

al-Qaeda operative that's leading the bloody revolt. Then, an update on the war in Gaza, as Israel

submits a new ceasefire proposal to Hamas that could bring about a 60-day truce and see the

return of the remaining living hostages still being

held in the enclave. But first, our afternoon spotlight. We'll begin with the latest on the violence

engulfing Syria, where rebel insurgents have dealt another embarrassing blow to the regime of President

Assad and his allies in Russia and Iran.

Now, the Syrian rebels managed to capture the central city of Khmer on Thursday as their bloody advance begins to move south from northern Syria,

forcing the Syrian army to flee the city and retreat.

The setback for the Assad regime came after three days of intense clashes between the rebels and government forces on the outskirts of the city, and just a week after the rebels seized the country's most populous city, Aleppo.

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