Russian warplanes have bombed parts of Aleppo for the first time since 2016 after rebels seized most of the city. The outburst of fighting in the past few days follows a relative lull in Syria's civil war.

Syrian opposition fighters on Friday entered some areas inside Syria's second-largest city of Aleppo for the first time in years, activists and rebels said. "The rebels have entered areas inside the city of Aleppo for the first time since 2016,

The Syrian Civil War reignited after four years of docility when a rebel coalition launched a surprise offensive against Syrian government positions outside of Aleppo. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), recognized as a terrorist group by the United States,

Rebels have seized control of significant areas in Aleppo, marking the most severe fighting in the region in years. The Syrian observatory reports rapid capture, although state media denies these claims.