Thousands flee regime advances in Syria

Tens of thousands of refugees are streaming towards Turkey as Syrian government forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, press home their attacks against rebel fighters around the city of Aleppo

As of February 5

Approximate areas of control:

Syrian army and allies

Areas captured by Syrian army, Feb 2-5

So-called Islamic State (Daesh)

Rebels

Kurdish forces

TURKEY

Up to 70,000

Feb 5, Bab al-Salam:

SYRIA

refugees massed at border crossing

after fleeing fighting in Aleppo

IRAQ

Detail map

LEBANON

200km

Damascus

120 miles

JORDAN

Azaz

Hetemlat

Tal Rifat

Afrin

Marea

Syrian forces sever main

Feb 3:

supply route from Turkish border,

cutting off rebels in Aleppo and

lifting long-running siege of Shia

villages of Nubl and Zahraa

Kafr Naya

Nubl

Al Bab

Zahraa

Sheikh

Najjar

Hraytan

Al Sin

Kafr Hamra

Kweres

airbase

Aleppo

10km

6 miles

Aleppo

airport

SYRIA

Safira

Sources: Twitter, wire agencies

Thousands flee regime advances in Syria

Tens of thousands of refugees are streaming towards Turkey as Syrian government forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, press home their attacks against rebel fighters around the city of Aleppo

Areas of control

As of February 5

TURKEY

Syrian government

and allies

SYRIA

Captured by Syrian

government, Feb 2-5

IRAQ

Detail map

LEBANON

So-called Islamic State

(Daesh)

200km

Damascus

120 miles

Rebels

JORDAN

Kurdish forces

Up to 70,000

Feb 5, Bab al-Salam:

refugees massed at border crossing

after fleeing fighting in Aleppo

TURKEY

Syrian forces

Feb 3:

Azaz

sever main supply

route from Turkish

border, cutting off

rebels in Aleppo and

lifting long-running

siege of Shia villages

of Nubl and Zahraa

SYRIA

Afrin

Marea

Tal Rifat

Nubl

Al Bab

Zahraa

Sheikh

Najjar

Hraytan

Kweres

airbase

10km

6 miles

Aleppo

airport

Aleppo

Sources: Twitter, wire agencies

Thousands flee regime advances in Syria

Tens of thousands of refugees are streaming towards Turkey as Syrian government forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, press home their attacks against rebel fighters around the city of Aleppo

TURKEY

SYRIA

IRAQ

200km

Detail map

120 miles

LEBANON

Damascus

JORDAN

Up to 70,000

Feb 5, Bab al-Salam:

refugees massed at border crossing

after fleeing fighting in Aleppo

TURKEY

Azaz

SYRIA

Afrin

Marea

Tal Rifat

Nubl

Zahraa

10km

6 miles

Aleppo

Syrian forces sever main

Feb 3:

supply route from Turkish border,

cutting off rebels in Aleppo and

lifting long-running siege of Shia

villages of Nubl and Zahraa

Approximate areas of control

As of February 5

Syrian government and allies

Captured by Syrian government,

Feb 2-5

So-called Islamic State (Daesh)

Rebels

Kurdish forces

Sources:

Twitter, wire agencies