ALEPPO: The crucial battle for Aleppo entered its “final phase” Monday after Syrian rebels retreated into a small pocket of their former bastion in the face of new army advances.
President Bashar al-Assad’s forces held more than 90 percent of the onetime opposition stronghold of east Aleppo, a monitor and military official said, and appeared on the verge of retaking the entire city.
A Syrian military official in Aleppo said late Monday: “We’re living the final moments before victory.”
“The operation in eastern neighbourhoods is entering its final phase”, he said earlier, as fierce clashes were reported in the few districts still …read more
Source: theSun
