Syria’s Assad steps up offensive in nation’s largest city Aleppo, whose residents have fled
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The regime of President Bashar Assad has intensified counter-rebel operations in Syria. Opposition sources said the Syrian military was ordered to step up air and ground strikes on Sunni rebels. They said the military bolstered operations around Aleppo and Damascus, both of which contain a major rebel presence. “It appears […]