Syrian rebels enter Aleppo three days into surprise offensive | Syria
Eight years after forces loyal to Damascus took control of the city, Islamic militants have stormed into Syria's second city, Aleppo. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) fighters launched a major offensive earlier this week from a base in Idlib, a strip of land in northwestern Syria. The fighting reached Aleppo in just three days, with rebels […]
Radical Islamist Group Takes Syria’s Aleppo by Storm
The Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, launched a surprise attack in Idlib province on Thursday. TSupporters of dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime and Russia responded with airstrikes, but failed to prevent rebels from entering Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city. Turkish media on Friday broadcast footage of […]