Syrian govt forces make further gains in Aleppo

Changes are afoot in the situation in Syria as government forces make gains in the Aleppo region, which leads to the belief that Turkey's attempts to maintain troops in the country is being countered.

Syrian troops made significant advances on Sunday against the last rebel held enclaves in the country's northwest, consolidating the government's hold over the key Aleppo Province, according to the official Syrian Arab News Agency.

The Syrian government advance also appeared to put the provincial capital of Aleppo out of the firing range of opposition groups for the first time in years, another sign of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's growing control of the area.