BEIRUT - The Syrian regime's key ally Russia launched heavy air strikes overnight on the outskirts of divided Aleppo city, slowing a "last-chance" assault by rebels seeking to break a government siege.
Agence France-Presse: Russian strikes slow rebel assault in Syria’s Aleppo
Opposition fighters, belonging to Ajnad Al-Sham, fire shells from their position in Aleppo's southern countryside, towards regime positions on July 31, 2016, in a bid to ease the siege of Syria's second city.