Sources: Reuters
More than 130 Syrian Army soldiers are killed and dozens of others are captured as rebel forces led by Tahrir al-Sham advance to within 10 kilometres of Aleppo, Syria. 2024-11-28
Syrian government airstrikes hit rebel-held areas in Aleppo, killing at least 34 people. 2016-06-15
United Nations condemns the killing of Anadolu Agency Turkish photojournalist Saleh Mahmoud Laila in Thursday's ISIS suicide attack at a marketplace in Huraytan, north of Aleppo. 2015-10-9
Rebels take over the city of Harem in Idlib Governorate on the border with Turkey, about 55 kms west of Aleppo. 2012-12-25
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki makes a surprise visit to Aleppo, pledging more than $4 million in aid. This constitutes the first trip by a senior figure in the government of President Bashar al-Assad in months. [http:--www.trust.org-alertnet-news-syria-pm-makes-rare-visit-to-aleppo-and-promises-aid- (Reuters)]date=August 2019 2012-12-17
Syrian civil war: Rebels capture an air base east of Aleppo. 2012-10-12
A main water supply pipe serving central Aleppo is allegedly struck by a government air strike. Hundreds of thousands of inhabitants are left without drinking water. The Aleppo governor says "sabotage" damaged "two pumps serving three districts" and repair work is ongoing. Food, cooking gas and electricity are reported to be in short supply. 2012-09-9
Renewed violence is reported in the Syrian cities of Aleppo, Damascus, Homs and Idlib, as Syrian state television reports the death of one of its reporters. 2012-08-12
The Syrian Army is reportedly preparing for a large-scale offensive in Aleppo, with the US State Department citing credible reports of tank columns moving into the city, backed by special forces, helicopter gunships and fixed-wing aircraft. 2012-07-26