Syria Rebels Announce Decisive Attack in Aleppo
Several thousand Syrian rebels on Thursday afternoon launched what they said would be a decisive battle for control of the strategic northern city of Aleppo.
"Tonight, Aleppo will be ours or we will be defeated," Abu Furat, a rebel commander, told AFP.
Separately, an AFP correspondent saw dozens of rebels grouping in schools in the city's northern Izaa quarter and firing mortars.
Aleppo has been the scene of fierce fighting since July, when rebels launched an offensive to capture commercial capital.
After some early successes, the rebel campaign slowed because of a shortage of ammunition.
Source: Agence France Presse
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