Syria sends in reinforcements to stop insurgents advancing after seizing Aleppo

The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements on Sunday to stop insurgents advancing further into the northern Hama countryside after they seized Aleppo and surrounding strategic locations in an adjacent province in a surprise offensive (Omar Albam/AP)

The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements on Sunday to stop insurgents advancing further into the northern Hama countryside after they seized Aleppo and surrounding strategic locations in an adjacent province in a surprise offensive.

The insurgents, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, took over most of Aleppo on Saturday and claimed to have entered the city of Hama.