The Battle For The Syrian City Of Aleppo -- News Updates December 12, 2016

Washington Post: Syrian forces push Aleppo rebels to brink as city nears ‘total collapse’

BEIRUT — Syrian forces in the northern city of Aleppo pinned down rebel fighters to a sliver of territory on Monday as President Bashar al-Assad’s troops appeared close to capturing their biggest battlefield prize and delivering a crushing loss to the opposition.

Taking full control of Aleppo — whose eastern districts were among the last urban strongholds of the rebels — would not end the more than five-year-long conflict that has ravaged Syria and scattered millions of war refugees across the Middle East and Europe.

But Aleppo’s fall would mark a major setback for rebel factions and leave them — and their Western and Arab allies — struggling for ways to keep the anti-Assad rebellion alive.

On social media, some people in the last few rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo wondered whether they were posting their final words.

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WNU Editor: The end is near. U.S. attempts to broker a ceasefire/surrender are going nowhere .... Lavrov says US proposals to declare pauses in hostilities in Aleppo lead up blind alley (TASS). And Russian media is accusing the West of being in denial on what is happening on the ground .... West, Gulf States Refuse to Admit Aleppo Dialog Now 'Only About Surrender Terms' (Sputnik).

The Battle For The Syrian City Of Aleppo -- News Updates December 12, 2016

The Latest: Syria claims 99 percent control of Aleppo -- AP
Syrian military says rebels driven from 98 percent of Aleppo -- AP
Syrian general says Aleppo offensive in final stages -- Reuters
Syria army takes Aleppo district, battle in 'final phase' -- AFP
Aleppo battle: Rebels on brink amid rapid losses -- BBC
'The rebels don't have much time. They either surrender or die': Syrian forces say they now have control of '98% of eastern Aleppo' -- Daily Mail/Agencies
Assad forces close to capturing east Aleppo after 'doomsday' bombardment -- The Guardian
Aleppo operation in final stages, Syrian general says -- Al Jazeera
Syria says it now controls 98 percent of east Aleppo -- UPI
Syria Expands Control to Most of Aleppo -- WSJ
Fall of Remaining Syrian Rebel-held Aleppo Districts Appears Imminent -- VOA
Aleppo: Syrian government forces make significant gains -- CNN
Syrian forces enter 'final stage' of Aleppo conquest -- DW
Russia says 728 rebels surrendered in Aleppo over past 24 hours -- Reuters
Battle for Aleppo: 'The sound of bullets doesn't stop' -- Al Jazeera
Over 10,000 civilians flee east Aleppo in 24 hours: monitor -- AFP
Timeline: The battle for Syria's Aleppo city -- Reuters