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But the United States and Turkey have not yet agreed which Syrian rebels they will support in the effort.

Al Qaeda-linked fighters have abducted the leader of a U.S.-backed rebel group in north Syria, opposition sources and a monitoring group said, but the Pentagon cast doubt on the reports.

On Wednesday, Islamic State group (IS/ISIS) targeted headquarters of al-Nusra Front (al-Qaeda branch in Syria) with a auto bomb attack in the northern countryside of Aleppo, pro-Nusra sources reported.

A statement released by “Division 30” accused Nusra Front of abducting their leader Nadim al-Hasan and a number of his companions in a rural area north of Aleppo, AFP reported. Last year, it routed two rebel militias, the Syria Revolutionaries Front and the Hazzm...

The rebels said that they have formed a new alliance, called “Ansar al- Shari’ah”, which aims “to liberate the city of Aleppo and its countryside and to endeavor with the other factions to develop a joint charter to govern Aleppo after liberation according...

A rebel alliance and Syrian government forces have been locked in a battle in and around Aleppo city with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime seeking to repel major offensive with heavy air strikes.

Syrian rebels have begun a massive assault aimed at taking full control of the northern city of Aleppo.

A soldier from the Syrian government forces looks at bodies reportedly of Islamic State group fighters in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

The groups said they seek to “liberate” Aleppo under their coalition called Ansar al-Sharia.

A man walks with the aid of a crutch past damaged buildings in the old city of Aleppo June 27, 2015.

Pierret said the loss of the Scientific Research Centre meant “the regime has lost an important line of defence, which leaves their control of west Aleppo more vulnerable”.

“But it’s wrong to expect that Turkey would undertake such a unilateral intervention in the immediate term if there is no such risk”, Davutoglu said.

Explaining the move, Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said it was created to protect the country’s border if Turkish security comes under threat.