The Siege of Aleppo? The Assad regime has exploited intense rebel infighting in Aleppo to make new gains in Syria’s largest city. After having reestablished a presence southeast of Aleppo in November, 2013, pro-regime forces are now posturing to encircle Aleppo, raising fears that its neighborhoods will soon be subjected to the type of sieges seen in the Damascus suburbs and Old Homs. However, the Aleppo battlefront is distinctly more challenging for regime forces. Rebels have mounted strong response to the regime offensive with a number of their own initiatives, making further regime gains in Aleppo difficult and costly. (…) By Charlie Caris, Institute for the Study of War Syria Updates, 18-03-2014 iswsyria.blogspot.de/2014/03/the-seige-of-aleppo.html
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 09:08:24 +0000
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