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The retaking of Aleppo marks the first major development in years in Syria’s grinding civil war, which had largely fallen from the world’s headlines. It also raises fresh questions about the opposing sides, who supports them, and what might happen next. Here’s what we know. CBC | World News
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Inside an Aleppo hospital after a deadly Russian military airstrike
A Russian airstrike at the Aleppo University Hospital in Syria killed at least 12 people and injured more than 20 others. The bombardment, in support of Syrian government forces, followed insurgents seizing control of Aleppo, the country’s largest city. CBC | World News
Read More »Civilians flee Aleppo as Syrian military vows to retake city from rebels
Thousands of civilian cars were fleeing the Syrian city of Aleppo from the main Khanasir Athriya intersection out of the city hours after insurgents overran main neighbourhoods, according to residents. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrian authorities close Aleppo airport after rebels breach city in shock attack
Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport as well as all roads leading into the city on Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, as rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of Aleppo. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli airstrikes kill at least 38 in Aleppo, Syria
Israeli strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Friday killed 38 people, including five members of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, two security sources said, the deadliest attacks so far in an intensified Israeli campaign against Iran’s allies in Syria. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrian hospitals hit in worst fighting since battle for Aleppo, Red Cross says
Syria is in the throes of its worst fighting since the battle for eastern Aleppo last year, with heavy airstrikes causing hundreds of civilian casualties, aid agencies say. CBC | World News
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