{"id":38936,"date":"2024-11-30T05:22:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T10:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/syrian-rebels-take-control-of-majority-of-aleppo-observers-say\/30\/11\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-11-30T05:22:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T10:22:20","slug":"syrian-rebels-take-control-of-majority-of-aleppo-observers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/syrian-rebels-take-control-of-majority-of-aleppo-observers-say\/30\/11\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian rebels take control of majority of Aleppo, observers say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rebel forces in Syria have taken control of the “majority” of the country’s second-largest city, Aleppo, according to the UK-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).<\/p>\n
Russia launched air raids in parts of Aleppo overnight into Saturday for the first time since 2016, the observers added.<\/p>\n
SOHR said more than 300 people – including more than 20 civilians – have been killed since the offensive started on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The offensive is the largest against the Syrian government in years and the first time rebels fighting the forces of President Bashar al-Assad have reached Aleppo since being forced out by the army in 2016.<\/p>\n
Aleppo’s airport and all roads leading into the city have been closed, military sources told Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n
The rebels were able to capture the “majority of the city” without meeting significant resistance, the SOHR said early on Saturday.<\/p>\n
There was “no fighting” as Syrian regime forces withdrew, a spokesperson told the BBC.<\/p>\n
“The city council, police stations, intelligence offices – they are empty.<\/p>\n