PHOTO: Rebels preparing for the launch of Sunday’s offensive near Aleppo
Syria’s rebels have taken territory in a sudden, widespread offensive to break the regime siege of Aleppo city.
Defying the Russian airstrikes that have been essential to pro-Assad forces, the rebels launched ground operations on Sunday across a 20-km (12.5-mile) front, with attacks both to the north of Aleppo — where the Syrian military and its allies have cut the last route into opposition-held areas of Syria’s largest city — and to the south.
See Syria Daily, August 1: Rebel Gains in Offensive to Break Siege of Aleppo
The preparation of the offensive:
First vid of #JaF #JFS battlefield taxi MBT & BMP and #inghimasi preparing storm. pic.twitter.com/PaMJYlJifj
— XI. (@Interbrigades) July 31, 2016
Launch of operations:
Footage of the fighting:
The storming of the al-Hikmah school:
A demonstration in the Mash’had district of Aleppo city welcoming the offensive:
Burning of tires to deter airstrikes:
Meanwhile, pro-Russian ANNA News is insisting that the offensive has failed:
