As Assad Pushes into Aleppo, Rebellion's Future Unclear

The Syrian army's push into rebel-held areas of Aleppo continues, and entire districts of Syria's largest city have been returning to government control for the first time in years. As Assad's forces backed by their Russian allies pound eastern Aleppo, the human suffering mounts and so do questions about whether this signals the end is near for the six-year-old Syrian insurgence. Some observers think it does. "The loss of eastern Aleppo in its entirety would signal...

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