Rebels attacked Aleppo, the largest city in the country. This is the first such offensive in four years against Bashar al-Assad's regime. NEXTA reports that former Wagner Group members are among the casualties.

Syrian rebels have launched a large-scale attack on regime forces in western Aleppo, according to a Free Syrian Army source and local residents, marking the first major flare-up in years between both sides.

Russian and Syrian forces have launched airstrikes on northwest Syria to counter a major rebel offensive led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham near Aleppo