Battle for Aleppo rages on after peace talks suspended - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mohammed al-Khatieb

Mohammed al-Khatieb

Feb 12, 2016

Residents inspect the damage after airstrikes by pro-Syrian government forces in the rebel-held Al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Feb. 4, 2016. — REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

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Rebel fighters gather near the front line in Ratain village, north of Aleppo February 17, 2015. The Syrian army backed by allied militia have captured several villages near Aleppo in battles aimed at encircling the northern city and cutting off insurgent supply lines, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. The army also took villages including Bashkuwi and Sifat, while fighting raged in Hardatain and Ratain, said the Observatory, which tracks the Syrian conflict using sources on the ground. It added that at le

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Mohammed al-Khatieb

Mohammed al-Khatieb

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Khaled al-Khateb

Khaled al-Khateb

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