Syrian Troops Seize Back Control of Several New Towns in Eastern Aleppo

The army soldiers continued to advance in the Southern parts of al-Khafseh water facilities in Northeastern Aleppo and retook control of Habouba al-Saqira and Habouba al-Kabira after clashes with the ISIL terrorists.

Meantime, the Syrian government troops won back control of Rasm Harmal al-Saqir, Rasm Harmal al-Kabir and Rasm al-Aboud towns after capturing the al-Babiri water pumping station.

Earlier reports said today that the army had deployed around Lake Assad after cleansing three more towns of militants.

The army troops continued anti-ISIL military operations from the Eastern side of al-Khafseh town as well as Qabab al-Saqir and Ain al-Shater towns and regained full control of Sukhni, Arouda al-Kabir and Khafseh al-Saqir towns.

A field source said that the army has now reached Lake Assad, and added that at present, the terrorists have been besieged by the Syrian soldiers from the Northern, Western and Eastern sides of the first station of the water treatment and pumping facilities.

Also, the Syrian army forces seized back control of tens of villages during the anti-ISIL military operations in Eastern Aleppo, reaching areas very close to a key water pumping facility in the region.

The Syrian soldiers regained control of Khafiya al-Hamar, al-Raihaniyah, Harna Shahab, Ma’arba, Qabab al-Kabir, Qabab al-Saqir, Um Rosoum, al-Kabariya, Rasm al-Bakher, Tabarah, Bolwah, al-Aziziyah, al-Kaban and Sheikh Abyadh towns and arrived in areas controlled by the Kurdish forces fighting the ISIL under the command of the Manbij Military Council.

Also, a military source said that the Syrian army units liberated 32km of lands stretching from their positions in the Eastern parts of Kuweires military airport to the Euphrates river to reach the key water pumping facility.

He added that the army will continue military operations to regain control of al-Khafseh water pumps in al-Babiri region in the Southern parts of al-Khafseh town which is distanced 1km from Assad Lake on the Western bank of the Euphrates.

The source underlined that the army will soon retake control of all water facilities and pumps in Aleppo.