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Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-syria-aleppo-20161206-story.html
Syria Says It Seized 75 Percent of Eastern Aleppo
(AP-Chicago Tribune) Syrian government forces and allied militias had captured nearly 3/4 of rebel-held areas of Aleppo by Tuesday, less than two weeks after launching a ground offensive, according to the Syrian military. An intense aerial offensive had preceded the ground troops' advances. Local media activist Mahmoud Raslan told AP from inside the city's remaining rebel-held enclave that "morale has hit rock bottom."