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Syria's Aleppo airport resumes flights amid nearby offensive

by Associated Press
| February 19, 2020 4:30 AM

ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — A Syrian commercial flight landed at Aleppo airport on Wednesday from Damascus, marking the resumption of domestic flights between Syria's two largest cities for the first time since 2012 — even as nearby, the government's onslaught continued with airstrikes reportedly hitting several rebel-held towns and villages.

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