In Aleppo's city centre, the huge billboard in the main square with a picture of President Bashar al-Assad, which used to be a feature in any Syrian town and village, was set on fire, then removed.

ALEPPO, Syria—Late one January night, two balaclava-clad security officers with Syria’s new government were speeding through the streets of Aleppo in pursuit of a man who had been spotted ...

New Syrian administration has taken control of border crossings in northern Aleppo countryside, in coordination with the Turkish authorities, the Syrian General Authority for Land and Sea Ports ...