The battle for Aleppo, Syrian’s second largest city, entered what was described as its "final phase" Monday after Syrian rebels retreated into a small pocket of their former bastion in the face of new army advances.
President Bashar Al-Assad's forces held more than 90 percent of the onetime opposition stronghold of east Aleppo, a monitor and military official said, and appeared on the verge of retaking the entire city.
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