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.
