Rebel resistance collapses in eastern Aleppo

Syrian government forces are poised to take the last rebel holdouts in Aleppo as aid agencies appeal for thousands of civilians to be spared amid reports of mass executions of people with ties to rebel groups

LEBANON JORDAN Aleppo SYRIA Damascus TURKEY IRAQ 200km 120 miles

Government control Rebel control Area lost by rebels since Nov 21 Military bases Kurdish YPG

2km 1.25 miles Sheikh Maqsoud Bustan al-Basha Queiq River ALEPPO Ard as Sabbagh Sukkari Citadel Sheikh Said Sakhour Haydariya Salheen Masaken Hanano Jabal
Badro International Airport

Source: BBC / IHS Conflict Monitor Dec 12
Picture: Google Earth