Syrian forces launch Russian-backed attack to take back ground in Aleppo

By John Siciliano

Published October 29, 2016 1:45pm ET

Syrian forces launch Russian-backed attack to take back ground in Aleppo — This still image taken from drone footage, posted online by the communications arm of Ahrar al-Sham militant group, purports to show a blast on the ground, apparently the result of an airstrike, in an Assad neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. (Ahrar al-Sham, militant video, via AP) | Uncredited

The Syrian government launched a counterattack Saturday to retake ground they had lost to insurgents a day earlier in the city of Aleppo.

The operation by troops loyal to Syrian leader Bashar Assad moved into Aleppo under the cover of Russian and Syrian airstrikes, according to activists and state media.

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