In Syria, armed groups opposing Bashar al-Assad's regime entered the city center of Aleppo yesterday, gaining control over many neighborhoods and seizing a large part of the city. The regime decided to withdraw from the city, where control was lost. The groups that reached Sadallah Al-Jabiri Square, located in the central part of the city, advanced and took over a significant portion of the city. The opposition groups quickly captured not only the governor's office and the police headquarters but also the iconic Aleppo Citadel. Armed groups that took control of Abu Zuhur Military Airport seized ammunition and military vehicles left behind by regime soldiers. Armed groups that imposed a nighttime curfew in the city are conducting inspections in the neighborhoods they control and taking security measures. In the evening hours, the groups also entered buildings used by the regime as detention centers, releasing dozens of people, including political prisoners. Details are coming...
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