Syrian opposition forces have taken control of much of the country’s second largest city Aleppo after a lightning advance that killed dozens of government soldiers in a major challenge to President Bashar al-Assad.

Forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, according to local officials and a Britain-based war monitor.

Armed men were filmed at Aleppo airport on Saturday, 30 November, as Syrian rebels reached the heart of the city. It came after groups opposed to president Bashar al-Assad reached the heart of Aleppo,