BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec 3, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - A monitor of Syria's civil war said Tuesday the toll from a major rebel offensive in the country's north had risen to 602 dead including 104 civilians.

"The number of dead has risen to 602," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said: 299 fighters from rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and allied factions that launched the offensive last Wednesday, 199 soldiers and pro-government fighters, and 104 civilians.