04.08.2016 - 15:05 [ Antiwar ]

Syrian Forces Make Gains in Fighting Around Aleppo

Indications are that the most recent offensive by the Nusra Front-led rebels in northern Syria, aiming to relieve the siege of their half of Aleppo, has stalled, with a counter-offensive by the Syrian military launched overnight recovering considerable territory around the area, including two villages and a pair of key hilltops.