Skip to main content
Donate to the 95 years appeal
Syria: Army heads deep into east Aleppo but rebels fight on

SYRIAN government troops advanced deep into east Aleppo yesterday, routing Western-backed insurgents and driving them out of several key districts.

After liberating a swathe of territory west of the international airport on Saturday, paving the way for it to reopen, the army broke through into the built-up al-Jazmati district.

The troops kept up the momentum yesterday, capturing all of al-Jazmati along with the al-Myassar and Dahret Awwad neighbourhoods closer to the city centre.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
A Turkish missile is fired at Kurdish forces in Afrin
World / 9 February 2018
9 February 2018
United States / 9 February 2018
9 February 2018
South America / 9 February 2018
9 February 2018
South Africa / 8 February 2018
8 February 2018
Similar stories
Smoke from fighting billows in the edges of the town of Hama
World / 5 December 2024
5 December 2024
Syrian opposition fighters stand atop a seized military armo
World / 4 December 2024
4 December 2024
But a jihadist group claims to have captured more Syrian troops and allied fighters in fierce battles