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)
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.”

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