Rebels launched surprise attack on Friday almost a decade after government forces drove them from city
Russian and Syrian warplanes have targeted insurgents in an Aleppo suburb, according to Syrian military sources, after rebel fighters entered the heart of the city in a surprise attack on Friday.
The attack by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham marks the most significant challenge in years to President Bashar al-Assad, reigniting tensions in the Syrian civil war that have largely been frozen since 2020.
