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Aleppo - Tit for tat Syrian Army vs Al Nusra: Syrian army
 Syrian Army launches large-scale assault in northwestern Aleppo [AlMasdar] (8:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a powerful attack across northwestern Aleppo last night, a source in the scenic provincial capital told al-Masdar. According to the source, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Division and Elite Republican Guard unleashed a heavy barrage of surface-to-surface missiles and artillery shells towards the Anadan Plain, which is primarily controlled by the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham The source said the primary targets for the Syrian Arab Army were the towns of Kafr Hamra, Haritan, and Anadan. He would add that the Syrian Arab Army’s attack was launched in response to Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s rocket strikes on Aleppo city last night. The Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham attack targeted the al-Khalidiyah District and Nile Street; it would result in more than 20 casualties. Since the start of April, Aleppo has experienced an increase in hostilities across the western and southern countrysides of this large governorate in northern Syria. Jihadists launch second big attack on Aleppo city in last 24 hours [AlMasdar] (6:10 P.M.) – For the second time in the last 24 hours, the jihadist rebels have launched a heavy attack on the city of Aleppo. Using Grad missiles, the jihadists of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham heavily bombarded the Jumeliyah District of Aleppo, causing severe damage to the buildings inside this part of the city. The total number of casualties is still unknown at this time. On Sunday, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham launches a similar attack from the northern outskirts of Aleppo, killing at least 11 civilians and wounding a dozen more. In response to this attack, the Syrian Army unleashed a barrage of surface-to-surface missiles towards the Anadan Plain and the northwestern suburbs of Aleppo. The situation in the Aleppo Governorate has rapidly deteriorated over the last few weeks, with both sides carrying out heavy attacks against one another. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-16 |
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