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ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT/GENEVA -- Rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo ended on Tuesday after years of fighting and months of bitter siege and bombardment that culminated in a bloody retreat ...
A fast-moving cataclysm underway in and around Aleppo has brought together all the major actors in Syria’s civil war for what may be the most crucial battle of the five-year conflict, and it is ...
The key events in the battle for control of the northern Syrian city. ... Timeline: The Battle for Aleppo. Published Dec 14, 2016 at 5:58 AM EST Updated Dec 19, 2016 at 6:16 AM EST.
For two weeks, a battle has raged in Aleppo, generating tragic images of injured civilians amid the rubble. The city — once Syria's most populous and a commercial hub — is a key prize in the ...
BEIRUT-- The battle for Syria's contested city of Aleppo crippled its infrastructure and left 2 million residents without running water, the U.N. children's agency said on Tuesday.-- The battle for ...
With international diplomacy in tatters and the U.S. focused on its election, the Syrian government and its Russian allies are seizing the moment to wage an all-out campaign to recapture Aleppo, un… ...
Aleppo was a key economic hub for the Damascus government before the war, and its recapture is vital to President Bashar al-Assad's aim of re-establishing full control over the country.
Syrian and Russian airstrikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo were suspended Tuesday following a monthlong bombing campaign. Access to the area has been cut, trapping 275,000 civilians, according to ...
Feature; June 5, 2013; The Battle for Aleppo The Battle for Aleppo. A special report from behind rebel lines. Says one fighter, ‘The hatred in our hearts is growing.
For two weeks, a battle has raged in Aleppo, generating tragic images of injured civilians amid the rubble. The city — once Syria's most populous and a commercial hub — is a key prize in the ...
The battle for Aleppo has taken a staggering civilian toll, and it is likely to escalate because both regime and opposition forces see the city as crucial to a political endgame, says expert Lina ...
For two weeks, a battle has raged in Aleppo, generating tragic images of injured civilians amid the rubble. The city — once Syria's most populous and a commercial hub — is a key prize in the ...