Razed to the ground: Battle turns Aleppo into dust
Nov 29, 2016 02:49 IST
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Smoke billows in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha neighbourhood on November 28, 2016, during Syrian pro-government forces assault to retake the entire northern city from rebel fighters. Government forces have retaken a third of rebel-held territory in Aleppo, forcing nearly 10,000 civilians to flee as they pressed their offensive to retake Syria's second city. (AFP)
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Destruction is seen in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha neighbourhood on November 28, 2016, during Syrian pro-government forces assault to retake the entire northern city from rebel fighters. Government forces have retaken a third of rebel-held territory in Aleppo, forcing nearly 10,000 civilians to flee as they pressed their offensive to retake Syria's second city. In a major breakthrough in the push to retake the whole city, regime forces captured six rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo over the weekend, including Masaken Hanano, the biggest of those in eastern Aleppo. / AFP PHOTO / GEORGE OURFALIAN (AFP)
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An Israeli soldier directs a Merkava tank near the border with Syria in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, on November 28, 2016. Israel's air force targeted gunman linked to the Islamic State group in Syria overnight, the army said, after they fired on an Israeli soldier in the occupied Golan Heights. (AFP)
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Smoke billows during fighting as Syrian pro-government forces walk on a street on November 27, 2016 in the Masaken Hanano district in eastern Aleppo, a day after they resized it from rebel fighters. Syria regime forces seized two new rebel-held districts in Aleppo a day after they retook the largest opposition-controlled neighbourhood in the second city, a monitor said. The capture of Masaken Hanano -- which had been the biggest rebel-held district of Aleppo -- was a major breakthrough in a 13-day regime offensive to retake the entire city. (AFP)
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A vehicle of Syrian pro-government forces drives past damaged buildings on November 27, 2016 in the Masaken Hanano district in eastern Aleppo, a day after they resized it from rebel fighters. Syria regime forces seized two new rebel-held districts in Aleppo a day after they retook the largest opposition-controlled neighbourhood in the second city, a monitor said. The capture of Masaken Hanano -- which had been the biggest rebel-held district of Aleppo -- was a major breakthrough in a 13-day regime offensive to retake the entire city. (AFP)
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A member of Syrian pro-government forces inspects an area on November 27, 2016 in the Masaken Hanano district in eastern Aleppo, a day after they resized it from rebel fighters. Syria regime forces seized two new rebel-held districts in Aleppo a day after they retook the largest opposition-controlled neighbourhood in the second city, a monitor said. The capture of Masaken Hanano -- which had been the biggest rebel-held district of Aleppo -- was a major breakthrough in a 13-day regime offensive to retake the entire city. / AFP PHOTO / GEORGE OURFALIAN (AFP)
