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Focus: Aleppo - Nov 28, 2016


By bartolo - Posted on 28 November 2016


Syrian government drives rebels from northeast Aleppo, part of the area taken over by U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG - Reuters


Syrian forces capture major Aleppo neighborhood in blow to rebels, also reclaim a vital water pumping station - LA Times


Syrian Army & Kurdish YPG wave flags in Aleppo, government forces and Kurds have joint-control in Bustan al-Basha, al-Halek and Ayn al-Tell (PHOTO) - south front.org


MAP: 40% of rebel-held area captured by the Syrian army in Aleppo - Twitter


Fuel reserve in Syria's rebel-held east Aleppo exhausted: civil defense - Reuters


VIDEO: Thousands flee east Aleppo for Kurdish-controlled district on north edge of city - Yahoo News


VIDEO: Syrian rebels fire at civilians fleeing Aleppo's Al-Sakhour district - YouTube


PHOTO: Over 4000 civilians from Eastern Aleppo have arrived to the housing units prepared for them by the Syrian government in Western Aleppo today - Twitter


Russian carrier’s jets move to land base in Syria as Aleppo begins to fall - The Drive


Putin discusses with Russian Security Council Syrian Army’s advance in Aleppo eastern neighborhoods – Al-Manar TV Lebanon


Large build-up of Hezbollah, Iraqi forces in southern Aleppo - almasdarnews.com


Senior pro-Assad Palestinian paramilitary commander killed by rebel forces in Aleppo - almasdarnews.com


Truth and lies: the Twitter battle for Aleppo - Al Bawaba


Assad’s also winning in Damascus, taking several villages and suburbs in the last week alone - The Daily Beast

 

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White House criticizes the Russians for supporting the Syrian government’s actions in Aleppo, says solutions are ‘frustratingly out of reach’ - freebeacon.com


VIDEO: White House criticizes the Russians for supporting the Syrian government’s actions in Aleppo, says solutions are ‘frustratingly out of reach' - YouTube


Inside Kerry’s race to stop the siege of Aleppo, to strike a deal with Russia in exchange for separating Syrian rebels from Nusra Front - Washington Post


Kerry making ‘unbelievable effort’ to save Syrian rebels from Trump, Russia confirms - RT News


Donald Trump presidency: A Russia reset? Maybe not yet, Officials in Congress and the Pentagon are ready to block any attempt to appease Putin - POLITICO


Qatar says will arm Syrian rebels even if Trump ends U.S. role, hits out at Egypt for siding with Assad - Reuters


Syria denounces Qatar for saying it will continue to back rebels: 'the Qatari regime is one of the sources of extremism, terrorism and takfiri thought' - Reuters


Saudi Arabia tells Egypt to dismiss its foreign minister after he claimed that Saudi Wahhabism is the source of terrorism – Middle East Monitor


Iran may seek naval bases in Yemen or Syria: chief of staff - Reuters


Putin and Rouhani agree to coordinate steps on oil market and interaction for Syria - TASS


France FM deeply concerned about Aleppo, urges 'Friends of Syria' meeting - Mo4ch News


Germany wary of French presidential candidate Fillon's cosy attitude to Russia - digitaljournal.com


4 ISIS fighters killed in first ever direct clashes with Israeli Defense Forces - ibtimes.co.in


Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel won't allow ISIS to open 'a front of terror' on the Golan - Jerusalem Post


ISIS files seized in Syria reveal terror plots against Europe - The Times

 

Daesh uses ‘chemical gas’ against Syrian rebels: Turkish media - Reuters


Russia looks into possible chains supplying toxic chemical substances to Syrian rebels from third countries - TASS


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