The Situation Inside Aleppo City: Interview with a Resident (II)

Following on from my interview with a resident of Aleppo city about the insurgent takeover of the city, I present here an interview with another resident to discuss the same topic, since it is useful to corroborate and compare what sources inside the city can tell us about what is going on. Below is an interview conducted on 2 December with an individual who is originally from the Aleppo town of al-Bab but left for Aleppo city ten years ago when al-Bab fell to insurgent control, hoping to have a better future. He completed his high school and university degrees in Aleppo and recently did a master’s degree in Latakia, and is an employee at Aleppo University.

Aleppo city on 28 November, just before the city fell.


Q: First, was the insurgent factions’ entry into Aleppo city a surprise? Is it true there was no fighting in the city streets?