Syrian army launches Aleppo

Syria's army launched attacks on rebel positions on Tuesday in the northern province of Aleppo. Syrian government forces shelled parts of the Minnigh military airbase a day after rebels seized its strategic radar tower, months into a battle for the site in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "Parts of Minnigh military airbase were shelled by regime forces... Rebels are in control of large swathes of the airbase," the Britain-based Observatory said. The violence came almost a week after troops loyal to Assad, aided by fighters from Hezbollah, seized the strategic town of Qusayr from the rebels.