Aleppo Rebels Brace for Long Syrian Government Siege

Rebel areas of Aleppo have stockpiled enough basic supplies to survive months of siege by pro-Syrian government forces that cut off their half of the city last week, even though some goods are already in short supply, an opposition official said. Syrian government forces backed by allies including Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Russian air force last week advanced to within a few hundred meters (yards) of the only road into the rebel-held area of Aleppo, making it impassable for the...

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