Aleppo - Wikipedia
Aleppo (/ ə ˈ l ɛ p oʊ / ə-LEP-oh; Arabic: ﺣَﻠَﺐ, ALA-LC: Ḥalab, IPA:) is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous governorate of Syria. [8] With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents as of 2021, [9] it was Syria's largest city until its population was surpassed by Damascus, the capital of Syria, and is the largest city ...
Aleppo | History, Map, Citadel, Civil War, Population, & Facts
Jan 5, 2025 · Aleppo is the principal city of northern Syria known as a hub for Syrian culture and commercial activity as well as for its medieval citadel and architecture. The city became a focal point of the Syrian Civil War from 2012 until 2016 and suffered considerable damage.
In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria's largest city for the ...
Nov 29, 2024 · Thousands of insurgents continued their advance toward Aleppo city in Syria on Friday, seizing several towns and villages along the way. The offensive comes as Iran-linked groups, who have backed Syrian government forces since 2015, have been preoccupied with the wider Middle East conflict engulfing Lebanon and Gaza. (AP Video by Ghaith Alsayed)
What to know about Syria's 13-year civil war | AP News
Dec 2, 2024 · It was the first opposition attack on Aleppo since 2016, when a brutal Russian air campaign retook the northwestern city for Syrian President Bashar Assad after rebel forces had seized it. Intervention by Russia, Iran and Iranian-allied Hezbollah and other groups has allowed Assad to remain in power within the 70% of Syria under his control.
Battle of Aleppo (2024) - Wikipedia
On 29 November 2024, Syrian opposition group Tahrir al-Sham, along with allied Turkish-backed groups [26] [27] [28] in the Military Operations Command, entered the Syrian government-held city of Aleppo.The battle began on the third day of a large-scale rebel offensive.It was the first time fighting had broken out in the city since the earlier battle, [29] which began in …
Syria rocked by surprise takeover of country’s largest city of Aleppo …
Dec 1, 2024 · A well-armed rebel group, called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), stunned government forces this week as its fighters seized control of the major northern city of Aleppo, Syria's longtime...
Who are the Syrian rebels who have taken Aleppo? | CNN
Dec 2, 2024 · Fighters fire toward Syrian Army troops in the Al-Rashidin District on the outskirts of Aleppo on November 29. Eight years ago, Syria’s civil war shifted in President Bashar Al-Assad’s favor...
What to know about the sudden rebel breach of Aleppo in Syria’s …
Nov 30, 2024 · The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on Aleppo, one of Syria's largest cities and an ancient business hub.
What just happened in Aleppo, and what it means for Syria's civil …
Dec 2, 2024 · Syrian rebels launched a two-pronged offensive on Aleppo last week, gaining control of the country's second largest city amid little resistance from government troops, according to...
History of Aleppo | Britannica
Aleppo, Arabic Ḥalab, City (pop., 2004 est.: 1,975,200), northwestern Syria. Syria’s largest city, it is about 30 mi (48 km) from the Turkish border. Lying at the crossroads of great commercial routes, it has long been inhabited and is first mentioned at the end of the 3rd millennium bc.