The Syrian army largely played a support role, sources close to Hezbollah confirmed to the Guardian on Monday. However, Syrian forces are stationed in greater numbers in the newly seized districts, with militia forces directed by Iran tasked with moving into remaining rebel areas. Aid groups have said that as many as 250,000 people may still be in east Aleppo, with little access to food, water or medicine. Residents of the east described their panic as loyalist forces advanced from the airport in the east of the city to the largely abandoned Masakan Hanano neighbourhood in the north-east. “For one month they have been attacking Masakan Hanano with airstrikes and artillery,” said Bashir Saleh from inside Aleppo.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2016 17:43 UTC