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Syrian Army intensifies assault on strategic south Aleppo District
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their heavy assault on the strategic Sheikh Sa'eed District of southern Aleppo tonight, striking several axes in order to bust through the jihadist front-lines.

Led by the 800th Regiment of the Republican Guard and Liwaa al-Quds
...the Jerusalem Brigade is a Paleostinian-Syrian pro-Government group that operates in Aleppo, formed in 2013. The group is composed of predominately Sunni Paleostinians from the al-Nayrab district as well as the former refugee camp Handarat. It is believed to be the largest Assadist auxilliary force operating in storied Aleppo.
(Paleostinian paramilitary), the Syrian Armed Forces attempted to advance inside the southwestern part of Sheikh Sa'eed, while another Syrian Army and Iraqi "Harakat al-Nujaba" contingent pushed from the northwestern at al-Ramouseh.

According to a military source in Aleppo, the Syrian Armed Forces have once again reached the Sheikh Sa'eed Bridge, despite heavy resistance from the Lions of Islam of Jaish al-Fateh (Army of Conquest).

Intense festivities between the Syrian Armed Forces and Jaish al-Fateh are still ongoing at the moment, as the government units attempt to advance inside this key southern Aleppo district.


Posted by: Fred 2016-11-19
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