The capture of Aleppo by rebels, Syria’s second-largest city, has been a big change in the more than decade-long conflict, as the city had never before fallen out of government hands Turkey said Wednesday it anticipates many of the three million Syrian refugees on its soil will accelerate their return if rebels solidify control over Aleppo, which they seized from …
Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people from the rubble four days after a catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed more than 23,000 in Turkey and Syria. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS: — Death toll rises, rescues dwindle in quake aftermath — Powerful quakes link Turkey, Syria and Japan in suffering — Turkey’s lax policing of …