Rebel fighters from the Jaish al-Fatah (or Army of Conquest) brigades prepare mortar shells towards western government-controlled districts on October 30, 2016 at an entrance to Aleppo, in the southwestern frontline neighbourhood of Dahiyet al-Assad, on the third day of a rebel offensive to break a three-month siege of the opposition-held east of Syria's second city. Rebel groups have pledged to push from newly captured positions in the Dahiyet al-Assad district towards Hamdaniyeh. Rebels and allied jihadists launched a major offensive on October 28, 2016 to break through government lines and reach the 250,000 people living in the city's east. 