In Aleppo, electricity cuts make life harder for residents Fighting continues in Syria, as jihadists led by the radical Al-Nusra Front seized a strategic army base in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo on Monday, in a fresh setback for President Bashar al-Assad's regime. But meanwhile, in the neighbourhood of al-Fardos, residents have been without electricity for days and life is becoming increasingly difficult. Images and soundbites