Insurgents breached Syria’s largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016, according to a war monitor and fighters, in a surprise attack that sent residents fleeing and added fresh uncertainty to a region reeling from multiple wars. In the western Aleppo countryside, smoke could be seen rising from the fighting, while opposition tanks could be seen at a captured regime checkpoint. (AP video/ Ghaith Alsayed)
In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
Insurgents breached Syria’s largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016, according to a war monitor and fighters, in a surprise attack that sent residents fleeing and added fresh uncertainty to a region reeling from multiple wars. In the western Aleppo countryside, smoke could be seen rising from the fighting, while opposition tanks could be seen at a captured regime checkpoint. (AP video/ Ghaith Alsayed)