Democratic world is missing in action as Syria rebel Aleppo offensive engulfed in brutal violence

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Syria rebels on offensive amid spate of abductions

AFP – Rebels pressed an offensive in northern Syria on Saturday, attacking Aleppo airport and two airbases, as a rights watchdog and residents reported hundreds of people held in a string of sectarian kidnappings. Regime troops fended off fierce rebel onslaughts around Aleppo international airport.