What's Happening In Aleppo? Syrian Military Says Rebel Control Over East Aleppo Reduced To 2%

The Syrian military said Monday troops had regained control of 98 percent of previously rebel-held eastern Aleppo. Forces loyal to President Bashar Assad claimed to have recaptured al-Fardous, one of the largest neighborhoods in the city which has been under rebel control since 2012.

Lieutenant General Zaid al-Saleh reportedly said the battle for Aleppo had entered its “final steps” and told the rebel fighters still in the city to “surrender or die.”