This is Aleppo today. For the last 5 years, the Syrian city has been crumbling under conflict and intense shelling from Russian-backed government forces and rebels fighting against President Assad ...

The 2016 battle for Aleppo was a turning point in the war between Syrian government forces and rebel fighters after 2011 protests against Assad's rule turned into an all-out war.

“And this time, we called each other, to ask ‘What do you need?’” The battle for Aleppo divided the city along social and economic lines. Rebels held the informal eastern ...

Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said the insurgents have seized control of large parts of Aleppo and Idlib countryside. The 2016 battle for Aleppo was a turning point in the war between ...

The return of the militants to Aleppo was their first since 2016, following a military campaign in which Syria's armed forces were backed by Russia, Iran and allied groups. The 2016 battle for ...

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The wave of violence that has killed hundreds of civilians across Syria reached the major cities of Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, hours after interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to bring those ...

The historic Baron Hotel in Syria’s Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a revival, much like the city itself. Aleppo’s old city, designated a ...

The 2016 battle for Aleppo was a turning point in the war between Syrian government forces and rebel fighters after 2011 protests against Assad’s rule turned into an all-out war. After appearing ...