The U.S. Embassy in Syria issued a new security warning to citizens in the country, urging them to leave as rebel groups advance and cause further unrest.

Rebel groups have advanced on Syrian President Bashar al Assad‘s forces, the Syrian Arab Army, in the past week, after he established control over most of the country in 2020 and had four years of relative stability. The country has been largely unstable for the past decade, with the conflict beginning in 2011, but fighting has increased with the latest rebel advancements.