One of Syria's Largest Battles Is Unfolding Right Now

One of Syria's Largest Battles Is Unfolding Right Now

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Syrian forces and their Russian allies have been bombarding the rebel-held half of the city, striking civilian infrastructure including hospitals and markets, and creating what many are calling a "humanitarian catastrophe." Muhammad al-Zein, an administrator who helps oversee hospitals in the rebel-held part of Aleppo, told the Wall Street Journal that airstrikes have hit five hospitals, a clinic, and a medical training institute since pro-Assad forces took control of Castello Road, which had been an access point for food and medical supplies into the besieged city.

Some in this forum would have us believe that the Russo/Syrian pilots never bomb civilian targets. Apparently they think only the American coalition pilots do that.

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On Sunday, however, various rebel forces launched a coordinated surprise counter-offensive in an attempt to break the siege, and over the next two days gained ground against Assad, Hezbollah, and other allied forces, according to Syria Direct. Observers are calling the battle one of the biggest offensives in the Syrian civil war.

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Meanwhile, the city's children have been burning tires in the streets to create do-it-yourself, no-fly-zones to try to prevent Syrian and Russian airstrikes. The burning tires are creating a smoke curtain, impeding the visibility of aircraft carrying out bombing raids. "It's causing confusion for the jets and a diversion for the offensive on the ground that aims to break the siege," Rami Jarrah, a journalist covering Syria, told the BBC. "Everyone is doing it, but to participate in the resistance this is really the only thing the children can do."

Much of Syria just seems like an inconceivably hellish place these days.

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