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| Syria government forces 'retake largest Aleppo rebel district' | |
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| Syrian government forces have retaken the largest rebel-controlled district in eastern Aleppo, state media report. | Syrian government forces have retaken the largest rebel-controlled district in eastern Aleppo, state media report. |
| The capture of Masaken Hanano, in north-east Aleppo, could give Syria's army line-of-fire control over other opposition-held areas, activists say. | The capture of Masaken Hanano, in north-east Aleppo, could give Syria's army line-of-fire control over other opposition-held areas, activists say. |
| The government resumed its offensive to retake eastern Aleppo on 15 November. Some 275,000 people are under siege. | The government resumed its offensive to retake eastern Aleppo on 15 November. Some 275,000 people are under siege. |
| The assault has killed 212 civilians, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. | The assault has killed 212 civilians, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. |
| Among the victims were 27 children, the monitoring group added. Reports suggest there is a lack of medical supplies and food. | Among the victims were 27 children, the monitoring group added. Reports suggest there is a lack of medical supplies and food. |
| Syrian forces, now in "full control" of the district, were clearing the area of mines and bombs, state news agency Sana said. | Syrian forces, now in "full control" of the district, were clearing the area of mines and bombs, state news agency Sana said. |
| Soldiers were now just metres away from isolating the northern districts of east Aleppo from the southern ones, Abdel Rahman, from the Syrian Observatory, told AFP news agency. | Soldiers were now just metres away from isolating the northern districts of east Aleppo from the southern ones, Abdel Rahman, from the Syrian Observatory, told AFP news agency. |
| The group said other areas of Aleppo were also targeted. | The group said other areas of Aleppo were also targeted. |
| Air strikes launched as part of the recent government offensive were described by activists as the most intense ever, leaving the streets deserted. | Air strikes launched as part of the recent government offensive were described by activists as the most intense ever, leaving the streets deserted. |
| Aleppo, once Syria's commercial and industrial hub, has been divided roughly in two since 2012, with the government controlling the west and rebels the east. | Aleppo, once Syria's commercial and industrial hub, has been divided roughly in two since 2012, with the government controlling the west and rebels the east. |
| In the past year, Syrian troops have broken the deadlock with the help of Iranian-backed militias and Russian air strikes. | In the past year, Syrian troops have broken the deadlock with the help of Iranian-backed militias and Russian air strikes. |
| Russia says its air force is active in other parts of the country, but not operating over Aleppo. | Russia says its air force is active in other parts of the country, but not operating over Aleppo. |