Syria insurgents, backed up by their Turkish allies, on Friday pushed ahead with their lightning advance and shelled the country’s second city Aleppo. Since the rebels on Wednesday launched their

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 armed groups opposing the government forces and the regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad have launched a large-scale offensive in Aleppo province. The rebels have seized control of several settlements in the country's northwest,