Syria war: Army makes rapid gains in rebel-held east Aleppo

Syrian government forces have been making rapid advances into eastern Aleppo, forcing thousands of civilians to flee.The Syrian army captured Jabal Badro on Sunday, a day after seizing Hanano district, and is making in-roads in other neighbourhoods. Its aim is to divide the rebel-held east of the city in two.Some reports said several thousand civilians were trying to escape, to government and other rebel-held areas.Some 275,000 people are believed to remain in eastern Aleppo, where food and medical supplies have all but run out.More in this report by Dimitris Theofanis

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