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In Syria, Loyalist Forces Are Spread Thin and Looking for Victory

Dec 24, 2014 | 10:00 GMT

Rebel fighters fight pro-government forces for control of the Handarat region, located just north of Aleppo, on December 18, 2014.

(KARAM AL-MASRI/AFP/Getty Images)

Summary

The Syrian military is making impressive progress in its attempts to regain control of Aleppo. The rebels are putting up a determined defense and have launched a large number of counterattacks, but they have been unable to halt the military's advance in the province. This offensive, though long and arduous, is now nearly a siege on the rebels in Aleppo city.

Despite considerable advances against rebels in Aleppo, the Syrian government is struggling for control in other parts of the country....

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