Syrian Rebels Face Pressure on Multiple Fronts

Syrian rebels battling to oust President Bashar al-Assad are now facing determined government military offensives on three fronts in the north and west and along an arc of suburbs running south to east around the capital of Damascus. The offensives are stretching rebel forces and triggering more factional infighting and recriminations between their commanders, say analysts. The most threatening offensive is unfolding around Aleppo, the country’s largest city, which has been divided...

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