Gov’t Forces Continue to Crush Militants’ Gatherings across Syria’s Aleppo Province

“The Syrian Army and the National Defense Forces’ heavy offensives pinned down the Takfiri militants behind their defense lines in al-Zerbeh and Khan al-Assal,” the army said, adding, “The militants suffered a heavy death toll in the attacks.”

“The ISIL strongholds in Deir Hafer in the Eastern part of Aleppo province also came under heavy attacks of the Syrian army and popular forces, which claimed the lives of many militants and destroyed their military grid,” the army added.

“The army soldiers, meantime, attacked the terrorist groups’ concentration centers in the neighborhoods of  al-Sheikh Lutfi, Bani Zaid, Karm al-Tarab and al-Rashidin4, and inflicted major damage on their military sites’ infrastructures,” the army went on to say.

The pro-government forces have put the militant groups under pressure inside and outside of Aleppo.

Heavy bombardments and massive shelling of the militants’ centers have made them weaker than ever.

The Syrian army has gained upper hand against the militants in the Northern province Aleppo where once was the main stronghold of the terrorist groups in the crisis-hit country.

Earlier reports said that The Syrian Army troops continued to hunt more terrorists in at least seven neighborhoods of the Northern city of Aleppo, adding the militants were surprised by the army’s rapid offensives.

“The Syrian forces raided the militants’ concentration centers in the Youth Housing, al-Miassar, al-Ramosa, al-Amiriya, Salahuddin, Bustan al-Basha and al-Lairamon neighborhoods, and killed or wounded at least 18 terrorists,” the sources said.

“The militants’ military vehicles and equipment were also damaged in the army attacks,” the sources further added.