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Urgent: Syrian army captures old district in Aleppo following major offensive

Xinhua, September 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Syrian army captured a district in the old quarter of the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, as part of a major offensive the army has recently unleashed to dislodge the rebels from the key city, a military source told Xinhua. Endit