Aleppo, Syria’s largest and once its commercial hub, has been the focus of fighting in recent months. Aleppo, Syria’s largest and once its commercial hub, has been the focus of fighting in recent months. Syrian state media and an activist group are reporting that government forces and their allies have captured new ground on the edge of the contested northern city of Aleppo. The city, Syria’s largest and once its commercial hub, has been the focus of fighting in recent months. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says government forces backed by allied groups, including the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group, captured the Ramouseh neighborhood on the southern edge of Aleppo.

Source: Indian Express September 08, 2016 11:14 UTC