Syria’s military announced on Saturday a “temporary troop withdrawal” in Aleppo to prepare a counteroffensive against what it called “terrorists.” The military said the withdrawal was part of a regrouping effort ahead of the arrival of reinforcements to launch the counterattack....
A monitor of Syria’s war said Saturday opposition forces now controlled a majority of Aleppo city, reporting Russian airstrikes on parts of Syria’s second city for the first time since 2016. “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions... took control of most of the city and...
Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport as well as all roads leading into the city on Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, as rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of Aleppo. The opposition fighters, led by the opposition militant group Hayat...
Syrian opposition factions on Friday have freed dozens of prisoners in the northern city of Aleppo, as the Turkish-backed groups launched attacks on Aleppo for the first time in years. Informed sources told Zaman al-Wasl that the factions of the "Deterrence of Aggression" operations room...