Abbassiyyin Square

Syrian forces threatened on Sunday to mount a "decisive battle" for Aleppo even as rebels clawed toward the city's ancient centre under intense bombardment and strafing from warplanes. In the capital Damascus, militiamen appeared to step up guerrilla-like forays in central districts that were once firmly in the regime's hands.

Syrian forces threatened on Sunday to mount a "decisive battle" for Aleppo even as rebels clawed toward the city's ancient centre under intense bombardment and strafing from warplanes. In the capital Damascus, militiamen appeared to step up guerrilla-like forays in central districts that were once firmly in the regime's hands.