The Syrian military said on Saturday that dozens of its troops had been killed during an insurgent attack in northwestern Syria.
Rebels entered the government-held city of Aleppo led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in a surprise attack that began earlier this week.
Syria’s armed forces said in a statement Saturday that it has redeployed and is preparing for a counterattack to absorb the large attack on Aleppo and save lives.
There are currently about 900 American soldiers in Syria as part of a mission to defeat the Islamic State.