Insurgents breach Syria's second largest city Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor say

Insurgents breach Syria's second-largest city Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor say

Insurgents have breached Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, and were clashing with government forces on the city's western edge on Friday, according to a Syria war monitor and fighters

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BEIRUT — Islamist rebels breached neighborhoods in Syria’s second-largest city of Aleppo and clashed with government military forces after detonating two car bombs Friday.

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A war monitor and the rebels said the opposition fighters breached three neighborhoods in Aleppo. The government launched intense airstrikes on rebel territory.

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Rebels in Syria Reach Outskirts of Aleppo, in Biggest Advance in Years, Monitor Says

A new rebel assault on Syrian regime forces was closing in on the major city of Aleppo, according to rebels and a war monitor. Government warplanes struck rebel territory.

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Syrian rebels claim to have entered city of Aleppo

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