AMMAN: Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport and cancelled all flights on Saturday (Nov 30), three military sources told Reuters, as rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of the city. The opposition fighters, led by the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, carried o

Insurgents have breached Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, and were clashing with government forces on the city's western edge on Friday. It was the first time the city has been attacked by opposition forces since 2016, when they were ousted from Aleppo’s eastern neighborhoods.

This is the first time opposition forces have attached the city since 2016

Footage appears to show rebels inside Syria's second city after their biggest offensive in years.