The Latest Breaking News from Aleppo

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by insurgents who seized the largest city of Aleppo

Fighting was continuing across north-western Syria on Monday hours after France joined its western allies Germany, Britain and the United States in a plea to de-escalate a surge of violence during which rebel groups have taken control of key cities.

While local Syrians were relieved the opposition had taken over, they were terrified of retaliation from the regime and its close ally, Russia

Syria’s second largest city left reeling after anti-government fighters seized control in surprise offensive

Russian and Syrian jets reportedly attack Idlib city on fifth day of opposition’s surprise advance in northwest Syria.

Opposition fighters led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seize control of large parts of Aleppo as they push south.

Civilians among casualties as Russia and Syria launch second day of airstrikes, war monitors say

Analysis: Many believed Syria was lost in an unsolvable abyss – but everything has changed in a matter of days

Syria's second-largest city Aleppo has fallen from government control for the first time since the country's conflict began more than a decade ago, a war monitor said Sunday, after a surprise advance by rebels.