Syrian rebels launch battle to retake Aleppo

Syrian rebels launch battle to retake Aleppo

Syrian regime forces redeployed to try to avoid being surrounded in neighbourhoods they control in Aleppo, as a rebel alliance said it was launching a battle to recapture the whole city after breaking a three-week government siege.

The Army of Conquest (Jaish al-Fatah), a coalition of rebels and jihadists, said it would "double the number of fighters for this next battle", the Daily Mail reports.

"We announce the start of a new phase to liberate all of Aleppo" after a week of continuous fighting, the group said in a statement.

"We will not rest until we raise the flag of the conquest over Aleppo's citadel," it added.

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