Source: Al Masdar News
The Islamic State (ISIL) is having a rough time this weekend as they continue to lose large swathes of territory to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) across the country.

In particular, the Islamic State has found themselves in serious trouble in the central part of the country, thanks in large part to the Syrian Army’s airborne operation that was conducted last night in the Homs Governorate.

Syrian paratroopers landed 20km behind ISIL’s lines on Friday night, catching the terrorist group off-guard and forcing them to withdraw from the entire Al-Kadeer area near Al-Qawm.

As a result of this operation, the Syrian Arab Army’s units in the Homs Governorate have almost linked up with their forces in the Al-Raqqa Governorate town of Resafa.

Once the Syrian Army reaches the southern countryside of Al-Resafa, the Islamic State will be fully besieged in central Syria, as they will have no route to retreat from both east Hama and Homs.

Source: Fars News
Syrian Army troops continued their advances against ISIL in the Eastern parts Aleppo, driving terrorists out of another town and several more farms near the town of al-Bab.

The army soldiers engaged in intense battle with ISIL South of al-Bab and seized control of several farms near the newly-liberated town of Deir Qaq.

The army men further moved towards the town of al-Shamawiyeh and pushed ISIL out of the town.

A military source said that the army troops are advancing towards the town of Abu Taltal South of Tadif town now.

The source also said that the ISIL has suffered heavy casualties and its military hardware has sustained major damage in the army advances.

Chief of the General Staff’s Main Operational Directorate Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi announced on Wednesday that “the jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed 892 terrorist targets near al-Bab”.

The Syrian Army continued its advances against ISIL in Eastern Aleppo and drove terrorists out of more key towns and hills near the town of al-Bab, deploying forces in the nearest positions to the terrorist-held town.

Source: RT
The Syrian Army has regained control over all of Aleppo, returning “security and stability to the city,” the army’s general command announced in a statement.

The city has been liberated from “terrorism and terrorists” the statement said, as quoted by Syria’s state SANA news agency.

Aleppo will now mark a turning point in the war against terrorism, the Syrian Army statement said. “It strikes a smashing blow to the forces that backed a terrorism plot against Syria,” the statement added.
Syrian President Bashar Assad said on Thursday that the liberation of Aleppo from terrorism is a victory not just for Syria but for all those who are effectively contributing to the fight against terrorism, including Iran and Russia.

“It is also a setback for all the countries that are hostile towards the Syrian people and that have used terrorism as a means [by which] to realize their interests,” he said.
A SANA reporter wrote previously on Thursday that the last stage of evacuating terrorists and their families from eastern Aleppo was underway.

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.”

Source: FarsNews
Syrian Army troops and their popular allies launched a fresh round of attacks on Jeish al-Fatah’s strongholds in Salahuddin districts, and pushed the militants back from a number of neighborhood across the Southern districits of Aleppo.

Syrian government forces stormed Jeish al-Fatah’s defense lines in Salahuddin district and captured several residential neighborhoods on the Southern side of Khalid Bin Walid mosque.

This is the first time that the Syrian army enters this district which overlooks electrical cables warehouses and al-Ameriyeh neighborhood.

The Syrian government forces also targeted terrorists’ arms depots, positions, outposts and watch towers in several districts from the Southwest to the Southeast of the city, including Salahuddin, Housing Project 1070, al-Hikmeh school, Tal Bazou, Sheikh Saeed, Karam al-Taraf, Sheikh Lotfi near Aleppo international airport and Old Aleppo.

Army reports later said that the terrorists have sustained tens of casualties in the clashes and spread across the Southern neighborhoods.

In the meantime, a long tunnel of the terrorists was detonated in Syrian missile units’ attacks.

A number of militants were killed in the tunnel.

Reports also said on Sunday that Syrian army soldiers and popular forces continued to target Jeish al-Fatah’s gatherings in the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northeastern districts of Aleppo city, inflicting tens of casualties on the militants.

Syrian government force engaged in tough battle with Fatah al-Sham Front (the newly-formed al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group previously known as the al-Nusra Front) in Sheikh Saeed district, and captured more positions in the strategic region in the South.

The Syrian army also targeted al-Torab Front in the Eastern part of Aleppo and the road connecting Qastal al-Harami to the old neighborhoods of Aleppo via Aqyour neighborhoods.

Syrian military forces also pushed militant groups further back in Bostan al-Pasha.

Old neighborhoods of Aleppo, including Seyed Ali, al-Sweiqeh and Aleppo Citadel were the scenes of heavy fighting between the Syrian soldiers and Jeish al-Fatah militants as well. The latest reports said clashes are still underway in the region.

Source: SouthFront
The Syrian army and the National Defense Forces (NDF), supported by Syrian warplanes, have de-facto encircled the strategic militant-controlled town of Tell-Kurdi in Damascus’ Eastern Ghouta region.

On October 11. the army and the NDF delivered a devastating blow to Jaish al-Islam militants and seized the Rayhan Cemetery and the town of Rayhan in Eastern Ghouta. Controlling Rayhan and Adra jail, the government forces laid a siege on the strategic town of Tell Kurdi and the nearby industrial area controlled by Jaish al-Islam.

If this pocket is cleared from the militants, the army and the NDF will be able to prepare an operation to liberate the last major militant stronghold in the region, Duma.