Thousands Flee As Syrian Army Tightens Grip On Aleppo

Thousands of civilians fled from eastern Aleppo after Syrian government forces drove rebels from six strategic districts of the city. Families carrying small children streamed into the Kurdish-held enclave of Sheikh Maqsoud in the northern part of Aleppo on November 27. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said around 10,000 civilians fled eastern Aleppo over a two-day period. (Reuters)