Aleppo (/ ə ˈ l ɛ p oʊ / ə-LEP-oh; Arabic: ﺣَﻠَﺐ, ALA-LC: Ḥalab, IPA:) is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous governorate of Syria. [8]

Apr 4, 2025 · Aleppo is the principal city of northern Syria known as a hub for Syrian culture and commercial activity as well as for its medieval citadel and architecture. The city became a focal point of the Syrian Civil War from 2012 until 2016 and suffered considerable damage.

The advance on Aleppo followed a shock offensive launched by insurgents Wednesday, as thousands of fighters swept through villages and towns in Syria’s northwestern countryside. Residents fled neighborhoods on the city’s edge because of missiles and gunfire, according to witnesses in Aleppo.

The Battle of Aleppo (Arabic: مَعْرَكَةُ حَلَبَ, romanized: Maʿrakat Ḥalab) was a major military confrontation in Aleppo, the largest city in Syria, [78] between the Syrian opposition militias (such as the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the Levant Front and the al-Nusra Front) [79] against the Ba'athist Syrian government, supported ...

Dec 2, 2024 · Syrian rebels launched a two-pronged offensive on Aleppo last week, gaining control of the country's second largest city amid little resistance from government troops, according to residents and...

The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with rebels' surprise capture of Aleppo, one of the country’s largest cities and an ancient hub of Middle East culture and commerce.

Nov 28, 2016 · Aleppo was once Syria's largest city and the country's industrial and financial centre. For the first year of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, Aleppo saw...

Alepo (en árabe: حلب [Ḥalab] 3 ) es la ciudad más poblada de Siria y capital de la provincia homónima. En 2018 la población de Alepo era de 1 800 000 habitantes, siendo así la ciudad más poblada de Siria.

Dec 13, 2016 · When protests against President Bashar al-Assad and his government began in March 2011, Aleppo saw neither the large-scale protests nor the deadly violence that shook other towns and cities....

With rebels and government forces each promising to unite the divided city, Aleppo is once again a main battlefield in Syria’s devastating civil war. Relentless shelling and airstrikes have killed more than 300 civilians in the city since rebels broke through a government blockade of the opposition-held east on July 31.