"Tonight we have no house, it's bombed and I got in rubble. I saw deaths and I almost died," Bana Alabed tweeted. Tonight we have no house, it's bombed & I got in rubble. - Bana #Aleppo pic.twitter.com/arGYZaZqjg — Bana Alabed (@AlabedBana) November 27, 2016Syrian regime forces launched a long-threatened ground assault in Aleppo on Saturday, wresting control of a number of northeastern neighborhoods from rebels -- effectively driving a wedge through the eastern part of the city. Retaking eastern Aleppo would mark the biggest victory for the Syrian regime since the uprising began over five years ago.

Source: CNN November 28, 2016 12:43 UTC