Thousands of Syrian insurgents have taken over most of Aleppo, establishing positions in the country’s largest city and ...

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Over a few days, rebel fighters in northern Syria have launched incursions into several major cities with little resistance ...

The Syrian army said on Saturday dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city ...