Syrian rebels capture Aleppo airport as they seize ‘most’ of city
- Thousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo and controlled Aleppo International Airport, marking a significant gain in the city.
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported at least 311 people, mostly combatants and 28 civilians, have been killed in the violence.
- The siege represents a major embarrassment for President Bashar Assad, raising questions about the preparedness of his armed forces.
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The fighting between rebels and government troops in Syria continues. Heavy fighting has been reported from the region around Hama. The rebel troops are close to the country's fourth largest city.
Army resistance toughens as rebels near Syria's Hama
Islamist-led rebels advanced on Syria's fourth-largest city Hama Tuesday, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes of the north in an offensive that ended four years of relative calm.The sudden flare-up in the more than decade-old civil war in Syria just as a fragile ceasefire took effect in neighbouring Lebanon drew appeals for de-escalation from across the international community.
Supported by Russian aircraft, the forces of the Bashar al-Assad regime are trying to block access to this key city.
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