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From the Liveblog of
Saturday, November 30, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Russian airstrikes hit Aleppo for first time since 2016 as rebels said in control of ‘most’ of the Syrian city
Anti-government fighters warm themselves near a bonfire in front of the landmark Aleppo citadel early on November 30, 2024 in Aleppo, Syria (Photo by Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP)
A monitor of Syria’s war says jihadist rebels now controlled a majority of Aleppo city, reporting Russian airstrikes on parts of Syria’s second city for the first time since 2016.
“Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions… took control of most of the city and government centers and prisons,” says the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, adding that overnight Russian “warplanes launched raids on areas of Aleppo city for the first time since 2016.”
