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Warplanes of the Syrian army and Russia, an ally of Damascus, have bombed various neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria’s second city in the north of the country, this Saturday morning after the Salafist group Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS, for short). According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Levant Liberation Organization) and other allied rebel organizations backed by Turkey have captured a large part of the city after four days of fighting. (OSDH). The offensive began last Wednesday, when a ceasefire came into force in neighboring Lebanon, where more than 50% of people displaced by the war, numbering about 1.2 million according to the UN estimate, are returning to their homes. “We urge all returnees to remain vigilant and follow the instructions of the Lebanese Armed Forces. Under the debris and in every corner there may be unexploded devices that could pose a threat to their lives,” said the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Lebanon.