Syria: Gov’t Forces Liberate Over 50 Percent of Key District in Eastern Aleppo

Source: Fars News
Syrian Army troops and popular forces continued their advances against Jeish al-Fatah terrorists in Eastern Aleppo and seized control over half of Hananou Housing Project.

The army soldiers and their popular allies engaged in tough battle with terrorists of Nouralddeen al-Zinki and captured over fifty percent of the Hananou Housing Project area.

In the meantime, a group of Palestinian Resistance fighters pushed terrorists back from different parts of Hananou, including Welfare House, Governorate Building, al-Amiliyeh area, Post Building, Eastern Mosque and a Wedding Hall and then moved towards the Southern neighborhoods of Hananou Housing quarter.

Militant groups have thus far suffered a heavy death toll in the attacks, a field source said, adding that fierce clashes are still underway near Ba’eidin square.

The army soldiers have also managed to approach the Northern parts of Hananou Housing Project and the Youth Housing Area in the recent days.

The army troops and the Lebanese Hezbollah Fighters continued their advances against the Jeish al-Fatah collation of terrorist groups in Hananou Housing Project and seized control of more areas and positions on Tuesday.

After wining control over terrorists’ operations room in Hananou Housing Project and capturing five bases of militants on Monday, the Syrian government forces, including soldiers and Hezbollah fighters, continued their advances and took back al-Sha’abi Bazaar and al-Atfa’eh square on Tuesday.

The army units also seized control over a highway parallel with this flank.

The army’s artillery units also shelled terrorists’ centers and positions in Hananou.

The army men also managed to advance against militants’ positions from the direction of al-Jandoul square towards al-Ba’eidin.

The government forces increased their control over the positions along the street connecting al-Jandoul to al-Ba’eidin.

In the meantime, a military source disclosed that the army troops are about to expand their operation in the neighborhoods of al-Ba’eidin and al-Oweijeh in Northeastern parts of Aleppo city in order to increase pressure on the terrorists trapped in the Eastern districts.

Opposition-linked internet websites said Nouralddeen al-Zinki and Fatah al-Sham Front (previously known as the al-Nusra Front) militant groups dispatched a large number of fighters to Hananou Housing Project to slow down the army’s rapid advances in the district.

Source: SANA

SANA, which is in direct contact with the Syrian Army, reports that “Army units, in cooperation with the allied forces, established control over an area of above 120 km2 in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo…

“The Army and Allied Forces engaged in fierce battles with terrorist groups in areas around the Infantry School, inflicting on them heavy losses in personnel and equipment.

“Twenty five villages and farms, including Tal Shaer, the farms surrounding it, al-Ta’ana, Harysa, al-Wardieh, Jobah and the farms surrounding it are now under SAA control.

“Army units also confronted attacks launched by ISIS and armed groups linked to the Turkish regime on the military points in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo.

“Terrorist groups which are supported by the Turkish regime falsely claim to be fighting ISIS in the direction of northeast of al-Bab, but it is the Syrian Army and the allied forces who drove the ISIS terrorists away from the entire area in 15 days.

“Sweida: An army unit targeted ISIS terrorists in al-Qasser village to the northeast of Sweida city. Ten ISIS members were killed and two of their vehicles destroyed.”