The Syrian Army has launched a full-scale assault on the northern city of Aleppo.
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Over 20,000 troops had gathered around the city in recent days ahead of the offensive – which both sides say will be the decisive moment in the conflict.
Syrian state media claims that regime forces now have full control of the rebel stronghold of Salaheddin.
Mary Fitzgerald, The Irish Times’ Foreign Correspondent, is on the Turkish border – she says rebels say they’re standing firm – but that the situation is becoming increasingly desperate.