Syria conflict: Army launches counter-offensive south of Aleppo

Syrian government forces have launched a counter-offensive to retake a village south of the city of Aleppo recently captured by jihadist militants.

Troops and militiamen from Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement began the assault on al-Eis overnight, backed by heavy air strikes, opposition activists say.

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