Syria rebels call for truce as Aleppo losses mount
Rebels in Aleppo called for a five-day truce and the evacuation of civilians Wednesday after losing more than three quarters of their territory including the Old City to a Syrian army offensive.
(AFP) Rebels in Aleppo called for a five-day truce and the evacuation of civilians Wednesday after losing more than three quarters of their territory including the Old City to a Syrian army offensive.
In the face of a blistering assault by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, the rebels were reported to have retreated Wednesday from all of Aleppo's Old City, the latest in a string of territorial losses.
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