Tens Of Thousands Flee Aleppo As Syrian Army Advances On The City

Tens of thousands of people have been fleeing eastern Aleppo, as the Syrian army makes fresh in-roads into the city.

Tens of thousands of people have been fleeing eastern Aleppo, as the Syrian army makes fresh in-roads into the city.

Rebel groups are also reported to have lost control of neighbourhoods in the north of the city.

Kareem Shaheen is a Guardian journalist in Syria.

He says the western media there has been hearing grim messages from residents.