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An explosion strikes a major weapons depot linked to Hezbollah and Iran in Mount Azzan, near Aleppo, Syria. Local media and Sky News reports an unidentified jet attacked the site, possibly as part of Western coalition airstrikes in the region, but "al-Mayadeen" denies any airstrike happened and said controlled explosions were carried out at the site yesterday.
2018-04-14

France seeks United States and Russian support for a Security Council resolution to impose a new truce that will allow aid into Aleppo, which has experienced two weeks of heavy Syrian and Russian bombing of rebel-held areas.
2016-10-5

At least 13 Iranian soldiers are killed in a battle with Islamist militants in a village near Aleppo, Syria. This is the largest single day loss for the Iranians since the start of the conflict. [http:--in.reuters.com-article-us-mideast-crisis-syria-idINKCN0XY0JV (Retuers)] [http:--www.businessinsider.com-r-iran-says-several-of-its-soldiers-killed-near-aleppo-2016-5 ("Business Insider")] [http:--www.ndtv.com-world-news-13-iranian-revolutionary-guards-killed-in-syria-report-1403967 (NDTV)] Aleppo offensive (May 2016)
2016-05-7

More than 72 are killed in clashes between Al-Nusra Front and Syrian government forces in Khan Tuman south of Aleppo, Syria. [http:--www.i24news.tv-en-news-international-middle-east-112298-160506-more-than-70-dead-as-syria-army-battles-jihadists-south-of-aleppo-monitor (i24 News)] [https:--web.archive.org-web-20160507124914-http:--www.voanews.com-content-jihadists-retake-syrian-village-near-aleppo-3318092.html (VOA News)] Aleppo offensive (May 2016)
2016-05-6

A wave of airstrikes on Aleppo, Syria, kills at least 61 people, including children.
2016-04-28

The Islamic State reports commander Hassan Aboud has died of wounds sustained about two weeks ago in a battle near Aleppo, Syria. He was injured when a vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb near Khanaser.
2016-03-17

Syrian government forces, backed by Russian air strikes, capture another rebel-held village near Aleppo, according to a Russian source. In the last two days, the Syrian Army captured positions at the Hama and Raqqa provincial border, and is set to move against the Islamic State in the Raqqa Governorate, according to a Syrian military source.
2016-02-13

Iranian state television says Revolutionary Guard brigadier general, Hossein Hamadani, has been killed on the outskirts of Syria's Aleppo by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants. This is the latest in a string of high-ranking Iranian commanders killed in Iraq and Syria in the last six months.
2015-10-9

Russian warplanes bomb Islamic State positions in the central Syrian city of Palmyra and in the northern Aleppo province, releasing videos that show them destroying 20 vehicles and 3 weapons depots.
2015-10-6

Syrian government air strikes around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo kill 40 people.
2013-11-23