Helicopters join battle in Syria’s Aleppo

Helicopters join battle in Syria’s Aleppo

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Fierce clashes intensified in Syria’s commercial capital of Aleppo today as the government unleashed attack helicopters on rebellious neighborhoods and warplanes circled overhead, while activists claimed opposition fighters had control over several neighborhoods in the city. With sequential rebel attacks on the country’s two largest cities and a bombing that wiped out some of his top security advisors, President Bashar Assad reshuffled his top security posts, dismissing one general and appointing a national security council chief to replace the one killed in the attack.