And so naturally they were caught flat-footed by the four-day lightning offensive that saw the rebels erupt into Assad regime strongholds and reclaim Aleppo ... adage that one man’s terrorist ...

Another clip shows rebels at the city’s citadel, which is also in central Aleppo. At least one man in the clip is armed, as he says: “We are the first to arrive and the first to conquer.” ...

A man waved a Syrian opposition flag as he stood near Aleppo’s historic citadel. The Syrian military command said militants had attacked in large numbers and from multiple directions ...

“The regime instilled fear in all of us,” he said. “A small policeman had to grow in the heart of every man in Aleppo.” Nearby, Mahmoud Ahmed Attar, 47, a local store owner, watched the ...