Insurgents Breach Syria’s Aleppo for the First Time Since 2016 in Shock Offensive
The advance on Aleppo followed a shock offensive launched on Wednesday, as fighters swept through villages and towns.
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Syrian Insurgents Are Inside Aleppo in a Major Setback for Assad as Government Forces Regroup
Syria's armed forces said in a statement on Saturday that is has redeployed and is preparing for a counterattack.
Syrian troops in Aleppo backed by warplanes battle a shock offensive by rebels
Thousands of Syrian insurgents have taken over most of Aleppo, establishing positions in the country’s largest city and controlling its airport before expanding their shock offensive to a nearby provi ...
The Daily Telegraph28d
Syrian rebels capture majority of Aleppo as Russia’s forces abandon bases
Syria’s rebels seized most of Aleppo on Saturday as their sweeping advance ousted ... including sites which had been used by Russian forces fighting to keep Assad’s regime in power since 2015. As the ...
CBS News27d
Syrian insurgents are inside Aleppo in a major setback for Assad as government forces regroup
The 2016 battle for Aleppo was a turning point in the ... which has backed Syrian government forces since 2015, have been preoccupied with their own battles at home. A ceasefire in Hezbollah's ...
Yahoo27d
Battle for Syria's Aleppo - the city becomes a battleground again
On Friday, the rebels advanced to the western outskirts of Aleppo and from ... Russia, a key ally of the Syrian government, has supported President Bashar al-Assad since 2015 and stationed forces ...
Yahoo27d
After entering Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province; Assad says he'll defeat them
The 2016 battle for Aleppo was a turning point in the ... which has backed Syrian government forces since 2015, have been preoccupied with their own battles at home. A ceasefire in Hezbollah ...
Los Angeles Times28d
In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s Aleppo for the first time since 2016
BEIRUT — Insurgents breached Aleppo, Syria ... which had backed Syrian government forces since 2015, have been preoccupied with their own battles at home. A cease-fire in Hezbollah’s war ...
The Boston Globe29d
Insurgents breach Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor say
Witnesses in Aleppo city said residents have been ... The offensive came as Iran-linked groups, who had backed Syrian government forces since 2015, have been preoccupied with their own battle ...
Syrian Rebels Capture Russian Pantsir System: Reports
Damascus' military said on Sunday it had increased airstrikes with joint Syrian-Russian jets against rebel positions and ...
Why Syria Matters to the Kremlin
But Russia’s commitment to Syria has not actually wavered, and Russia is not really distracted. The advance of Syria’s rebels, led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), reflects the degradation not ...