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Aleppo rebels brace for long regime siege

 Rebel areas of Aleppo have stockpiled enough basic supplies to survive months of siege by Syrian pro-government forces that cut off their half of the city last week, even though some goods are running out, an opposition official said. Government forces backed by allies including...

Regime forces launch major offensive on Daraya

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime helicopters dropped at least 16 barrel bombs on besieged Daraya town west of Damascus, activists said Tuesday. The regime has also rocked the western neighborhoods with 7 surface-to-surface missiles as clashes are still underway between Liwa Shuhada' al-Islam and...

Syria opposition warns of Aleppo starvation amid siege fears

Hundreds of thousands of civilians in rebel-held areas of Aleppo risk starvation, the head of Syria's main opposition coalition said Tuesday, accusing Damascus of trying to besiege the city into submission. Aleppo, once Syria's economic powerhouse, has been ravaged by the conflict that began...

Iran sends more troops to Aleppo: sources

Reporting by Okab Malek (Zaman al-Wasl)- Well-informed sources reported Iran sent more land troops via military transport and civil aircraft to Syria during the past few days especially on Eid days. Sources revealed arrival of 3 to 5 Boeing aircraft. Each has a capacity of transporting more...