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Syrian rebels 'start Aleppo offensive' | Syrian rebels 'start Aleppo offensive' |
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Syrian rebels have announced a big offensive aimed at breaking the government siege of rebel-held east Aleppo. | |
A UK-based monitoring group said rebels had fired "hundreds" of missiles into western Aleppo, killing at least 15 civilians. | |
They are also reported to have targeted al-Nayrab military airport to the east. | |
About 275,000 people have been besieged by pro-government forces since September. | |
Syria and its ally Russia have recently intensified air strikes on the east. | |
The attacks are so far coming from rebels outside Aleppo, but it is understood that rebels inside the city will join the offensive. | |
"All the revolutionary factions, without exception, are participating in the battle," the military spokesman for the Fastaqim faction inside the city said, AP news agency reported. | |
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said rebels had fired Grad missiles at al-Nayrab. |