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Syrian opposition forces have taken control of much of the country’s second-largest city Aleppo after a lightning advance that killed dozens of government soldiers in a major challenge to ...
[12] [19] The rebels had also sent sleeper cells to infliltrate Aleppo city. [16] In contrast to the rebels, pro-government forces in Aleppo suffered from poor organization, extensive corruption, and poor morale. [12] [19] Regular Syrian Army units lacked supplies, were regarded as unreliable, and included many "ghost soldiers" in their
As Syrian rebels charged into Aleppo over the weekend, setting foot in the city for the first time since they were forced out in 2016, some residents greeted them in the street with hugs.
A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the ...
The October–December 2013 Aleppo offensive or Operation Northern Storm [13] was a campaign during the Syrian civil war launched by the Syrian army in the Aleppo Governorate to reopen a key supply route linking central Syria to the largest city, Aleppo. The offensive began when the Syrian Army attacked the strategic town of Khanasir.
The largest rebel group was the al-Tawhid Brigade and the most prominent was the Free Syrian Army, largely composed of army defectors. Most of the rebels came from the Aleppo countryside and from towns including Al-Bab, Marea, Azaz, Tel Rifaat and Manbij. [138] A resident of Aleppo reportedly accused the rebels of using civilian homes for ...
Syrian rebels have breached the city of Aleppo, with thousands of insurgent fighters making startling advances in their surprise offensive against President Bashar al-Assad's regime in ...
Syrian armed opposition forces have entered Aleppo just three days into their surprise offensive, marking the first time they have set foot in the country’s second largest city since government ...