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Syrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seize much of Aleppo

Headline from Local News 8, from the development of Nov 30, 2024

Newest development Dec 2, 2024 · 2 reportsSyria's president vows to crush rebels who have seized much of Aleppo

By Eyad Kourdi, Tim Lister, Sophie Tanno and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Syrian and Russian jets are stepping up strikes on opposition forces in northern Syria in retaliation for the sudden offensive that has cost the regime control of the country’s second largest city, Aleppo.

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  1. Rebel groups launch attacks on Syria’s Aleppo city

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

  2. Names this update

    Syrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seize much of Aleppo

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  3. Newest

    Syria's president vows to crush rebels who have seized much of Aleppo

    Headline from NPR ·

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Syrian rebels launch major attack on regime forces in Aleppo province (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Eyad Kourdi and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Syrian rebels have launched a large-scale attack on regime forces in western Aleppo, according to a Free Syrian Army source and local residents, marking the first major flare-up in years between both sides.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Rebel groups launch attacks on Syria’s Aleppo city (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Syria’s army says its forces ‘continue to repel the major offensive launched by armed terrorist groups’ on Aleppo city.

  3. Legal Insurrection

    Syria: Islamist Forces Advance on Assad Regime-Held City of Aleppo in 'Shock Offensive' (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    The Guardian: "The rebels have rapidly recaptured dozens of towns and villages in the Aleppo countryside, seizing a military base, weaponry and tanks from Syrian government forces."

  4. CNN

    Syrian rebels take control of most of Aleppo city (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Syrian opposition forces have taken control of the majority of the country’s second largest city Aleppo, according to video verified by CNN and residents in the city.

  5. Digital Journal

    What do we know about Syrian rebels' major offensive on Aleppo? (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Rebel forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad have launched their biggest offensive in years this week.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Syrian militants seize control of most of Aleppo – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Russian and Syrian warplanes have bombed parts of Aleppo for the first time since 2016 after rebels seized most of the city. The outburst of fighting in the past few days follows a relative lull in Syria's civil war.

  7. Digital Journal

    Syria war monitor says rebels control 'most of' Aleppo city (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A monitor of Syria's war said on Saturday that jihadist rebels now control a majority of Aleppo city, reporting Russian air strikes on parts of Syria's

  8. New York Post

    Syrian military confirms rebels enter Aleppo, says dozens of soldiers killed (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Syrian military said on Saturday that dozens of its troops had been killed during an insurgent attack in northwestern Syria and that rebels had managed to enter large parts of Aleppo city, forcing the army to redeploy.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Syria war live: Rebels take control of Aleppo, igniting new phase of war (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Russian forces allied with President Bashar al-Assad have responded with air strikes in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city.

  10. Delaware Public Media

    In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Aleppo, Syria's largest city (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Insurgents breached Syria's largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016, in a surprise attack that sent residents fleeing.

  11. The Guardian

    Russian and Syrian warplanes target insurgents in Aleppo (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Rebels launched surprise attack on Friday almost a decade after government forces drove them from city

  12. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Syrian rebels control Aleppo; Russia strikes in support of Assad | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    AMMAN, Jordan >> The Syrian army said today that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack led by Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels who swept into the city of Aleppo, forcing the army to redeploy in the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad in years.

  13. Voice of America

    Rapid collapse of Syrian forces around Aleppo stuns many (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Syrian government forces reportedly withdrew from Aleppo's civilian and military airports

  14. Washington Examiner

    Syrian government retreats from Aleppo after rebels take control (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    With Russia and Iran devoting much of their resources to their own wars, the Syrian rebels took Aleppo with little resistance from the Assad regime.

  15. Deutsche Welle

    Syria: Russian strikes hit Aleppo amid rebel takeover – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Russian warplanes have bombed parts of Aleppo for the first time since 2016 after rebels seized most of the city. The outburst of fighting in the past few days follows a relative lull in Syria's civil war.

  16. The Republic

    Syrian troops in Aleppo backed by warplanes battle a shock offensive by rebels (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government troops battled insurgents inside the country’s largest city Aleppo for the first time since 2016, while warplanes targeted rebel supply lines on the city’s edge, state media reported Saturday.

  17. NPR

    Syrian rebels gain major ground in Aleppo after years of a largely stagnant conflict (opens NPR)

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    Syrian rebels seized much of the country's second-largest city after a stunning couple of days in which they've reignited a conflict that's been largely static for years.

  18. Local News 8

    Syrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seize much of Aleppo (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Eyad Kourdi, Tim Lister, Sophie Tanno and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Syrian and Russian jets are stepping up strikes on opposition forces in northern Syria in retaliation for the sudden offensive that has cost the regime control of the country’s second largest city, Aleppo.

  19. NPR

    How a Syrian rebel group pulled off its stunning seizure of Aleppo (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Over a few days, rebel fighters in northern Syria have launched incursions into several major cities with little resistance from government troops.

  20. Legal Insurrection

    Syria: Islamist Rebels Capture Most of Aleppo, Expand Offensive as Russian Military Abandons Bases (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    The Daily Telegraph: "Syria’s rebels seized most of Aleppo on Saturday as their sweeping advance ousted Russian forces from at least three military bases around the city."

  21. The Guardian

    Rebels behind Aleppo’s surprise fall took advantage of Russian and Iranian distraction (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Forces only took three days to take the city from Bashar al-Assad’s regime, but the Middle East’s newest conflict looks set to last

  22. Fortune

    Syrian government loses control of Aleppo for first time since civil war began after lightning rebel offensive (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Rebel forces also seized Aleppo's airport and dozens of nearby towns on Saturday after overrunning most of Aleppo.

  23. CNN

    Syrian and Russian jets strike rebels after opposition seize much of Aleppo (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Syrian government has been fighting back against opposition forces with airstrikes after they took over large swathes of land in a lighting advance which has caused embarrassment to President Bashar Al-Assad.

  24. NPR

    Syria's president vows to crush rebels who have seized much of Aleppo (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Syrian government and Russian planes intensify airstrikes on rebel group who have taken over Syria's second city Aleppo in a lightning assault.

  25. The World from PRX

    Syrian rebels overtake Aleppo in surprise offensive (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    Syria’s anti-government rebels launched a massive offensive last week, taking most observers by surprise and gaining control over the largest city, Aleppo. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad has responded by conducting aerial attacks on Aleppo city and Idlib province.

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