Washington Has Sealed Aleppo’s Fate

Aleppo has fallen. The city’s eastern part, held by the rebels since 2012, for
the first time in the war has been completely encircled by the Syrian army. The rebels have been forced to retreat to the western part of the city, which is still held by them.

The Syrian army has been advancing on Aleppo for weeks, and the rebels have been unable to stop it. The