Monday, June 10, 2013

Syrian Military Prepares For An All-Out Assault On Aleppo



Syria Troops 'Preparing For Aleppo Assault' -- BBC

Syrian government forces are reported to be preparing for a major offensive on rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo and its surroundings.

A Syrian security source said it would start "in the coming hours or days".

Opposition activists in the city told the BBC that military reinforcements, including Hezbollah fighters, had been sent to parts of Aleppo.

Government forces backed by Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia Islamist group, last week recaptured the town of Qusair.

On Sunday, they retook the last remaining rebel-held villages in the strategically important area, which lies between the Lebanese border and the central city of Homs.

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More News On The Battle For Aleppo

Syria: Assad forces massing for major assault on Aleppo -- The Telegraph
Syrian army to move on Aleppo -- Sydney Morning Herald
Syria civil war: President Bashar al-Assad's forces plan assault on rebels in Aleppo -- Independent
Syrian army prepares for Aleppo battle -- Daily Star
Syrian assault on Aleppo imminent as government forces mount -- Global Post
Assad, Hezbollah set eyes on Aleppo -- YNet News
Syrian Army Launches Operation to Recapture Aleppo -- CRIEnglish/Xinhuanet
Syrian Army Launches Operation to Win Back Rebel-Held Aleppo -- RIA Novosti
After Qusayr victory, Syrian army launches Aleppo operation -- Press TV (Iran)
Battle escalates in renewed push for control of Aleppo -- Euronews
Syria rebels advance on key Aleppo airbase: activists -- Daily Star
Syrian Rebels: We Killed 100 Hezbollah Fighters in Aleppo -- Algemeiner

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