Thousands of Syrian insurgents have taken over most of Aleppo, establishing positions in the country’s largest city and controlling its airport before expanding their shock offensive to a nearby province.

Thousands of fighters also moved on, facing almost no opposition from government forces, to seize towns and villages in northern Hama, a province where they had a presence before being expelled by government troops in 2016. They claimed on Saturday evening to have entered the city of Hama.

Insurgents have breached the Syrian city of Aleppo, clashing with government forces, according to a Syria war monitor and fighters.

Insurgents broke through government defense lines in Aleppo on Friday and entered the city’s western neighborhood with little resistance.

Syrian insurgents have breached Syria's city of Aleppo after blowing up 2 car bombs, activists and fighters say

Rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad roamed the streets of Syria's Aleppo on Friday night (November 29), saying they have liberated it from al-Assad's hold. Source: Reuters

It was the first time the city has been attacked by opposition forces since 2016, when they were ousted from Aleppo.

Thousands of Syrian insurgents fanned out inside Syria's largest city, Aleppo, a day after storming it with little resistance from government troops.

Syrian insurgents opposed to Bashar al-Assad roamed the streets of Aleppo on Friday, 29 November, saying they have liberated it from the president's hold. Opposition fighters, led by Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,

Thousands of Syrian insurgents have fanned out inside Syria’s largest city Aleppo a day after storming it with little resistance from government troops

Syria state media say government troops are battling insurgents inside the country’s largest city Aleppo for the first time since 2016