Rebels launch attack in Syria's Aleppo after government blocks road
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According to monitors and insurgents, Syrian rebels launched an attack against government positions in the historic center of Aleppo on Monday, in response to an offensive that cut a road leading into the opposition-held sector of the city.
The attacks, which involved the shelling of government-held neighbourhoods and intense street fighting, came just days after the advance by the government side towards the Castello Road. Rebels were relying on the road for supplies and access, and its severing effectively put opposition-held areas under siege, where at least 250,000 people live.
The city, Syria's largest before the war, has been a main battleground in the country's five-year civil war, and has seen an escalation of fighting after peace talks and a fragile ceasefire broke down earlier this year.
