Syria: Armed opposition forces capture Aleppo, country’s second largest city

By  News On Air   Nov 30, 2024

In Syria, armed opposition forces have captured Aleppo, the country’s second largest city, within days of launching a major offensive in north-western part of the country. The Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allied factions had already captured a number of towns and villages in Aleppo and Idlib provinces, pushing back President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, since Wednesday.

This is a major attack on the Aleppo city after the government forces recaptured the city in 2016. More than half a million people have been killed in the civil war that erupted after the government cracked down on pro-democracy protests in 2011. Idlib is the last remaining opposition stronghold and is home to more than 4 million people, many of whom have been displaced during the conflict.