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Enclave Reaching to Turkish Border Supports Syrian Rebels in Aleppo
(Wall Street Journal) Charles Levinson - Opposition fighters locked in battle for Syria's largest city, Aleppo, now control a swath of territory to their north seized from the government in the past few weeks, including two border crossings with Turkey. The enclave has made it easier for rebels to bring fighters, weapons, food, and fuel to Aleppo. Supply shipments can make the run from the Turkish border to Aleppo in about 90 minutes. Except for a lone air base where loyalist soldiers are hunkered down and mostly surrounded by rebel fighters, the countryside stretching from Aleppo to the Turkish border about 30 miles away has been cleared of government forces. On Wednesday, Turkey allowed cargo trucks to cross the border with shipments of rice, flour and gasoline to rebel-controlled northern Syria, according to local officials.