Aleppo: Syrian Army Recaptures New Towns Near Key Military Airport

The government troops seized control of the towns of al-Daroubieh and Atshaneh al-Amir Northwest of al-Jarrah military airport after fierce clashes with the terrorists.

A military source confirmed that tens of ISIL terrorists have been killed in the army’s military operations and the Syrian army troops are continuing their advances from the Northern and Western directions.

In a relevant development on Sunday, the Syrian Army troops and Air Force targeted terrorists’ positions and gathering centers regions West and North-West of Aleppo province, inflicting major casualties on the terrorists.

The army soldiers clashed with terrorists near the Dar al-Izzah, causing severe casualties in their ranks.

In the meantime, the army aircraft raided the positions of the militants in Khan al-Asal town.

Informed sources in the Southwestern outskirts of Aleppo city said that the army units fended off terrorist groups’ attack on government forces’ positions in al-Rashedeen district, killing a number of militants and forcing others to flee.

On Saturday, the Syrian Army soldiers fended off an offensive of Tahrir al-Sham Hay’at (the Levant Liberation Board) on their positions West of Aleppo city, inflicting a number of casualties on the terrorists.

The army men repelled Tahrir al-Sham’s offensive West of Jam’iya al-Zahara and al-Lairamoun districts and then in a rapid counterattack pushed the terrorists back from more positions.

Led by their Republican Guard forces, the army units stormed several points in the Jam’iyat al-Zahra’a and Lairamoun districts, resulting in a fierce battle between the army men and the terrorists of Tahrir Al-Sham.

According to local sources in Aleppo, the army has managed to have some gains in the al-Lairamoun front.

Meantime, a military source said the purpose of the counter-offensive was testing the militants’ defense abilities in regions West of Aleppo city and deter any more attacks in the near future.