The Battle for Aleppo
June 13, 2013 -![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/FSA_fighter_prepares_to_shot_RPG_4_1%20%281%29.jpg?itok=qbRV9O9L)
On the heels of its success in al-Qusayr, the Syrian government launched a new offensive against rebel-held areas in Aleppo province, marked by the deployment of thousands of Lebanese Hezbollah militants on June 2.