Assad's regime forces began in the Aleppo region of Syria. The key to this offensive is the technology and tactics well known from Ukraine. We present what the rebels are using. After years of relative calm in Syria,

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.

Syrian rebel fighters broke through government front lines to within three miles of Aleppo and cut a key highway to the capital in their first major offensive in four years.