Troops Close In On Aleppo; Thousands Flee The City

November 29 2016

Syria

As many as 16,000 people have been displaced in the Syrian city of Aleppo as government forces gain ground, says a top United Nations humanitarian official, as cited by Deutsche Presse-Agentur.

On Monday, government forces broke through rebel lines, seizing almost a third of rebel-held territory in the eastern part of the city.

According to initial reports, up to 16,000 people from Aleppo have crossed into Kurdish and government-held areas in recent days, Stephen O'Brien,...

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