SYRIAN rebels have managed to seize central Aleppo and now roam freely on the streets following a lightning-fast advance in the region.
Dozens of exiled fighters from the militant Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a surprise offensive against Vladimir Putin’s ally President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
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The ferocious march into the city in armoured trucks and tanks resulted in hours of bloodshed as the rebels battled with Russian-backed guards.
The Syrian army announced that dozens of its soldiers were killed in the major attack as they lost control of the city.
They even admitted that the rebels had entered large parts of the city and were forced to withdraw forces temporarily to prepare a counter-offensive.
Meanwhile, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched their own offensive after the Syrian regime’s forces left- taking control of Aleppo’s international airport.
However, the militant group – which receives…
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