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Syrian Army captures long-time jihadist stronghold in west Aleppo
[ALMASDARNEWS] The jihadist defenses in western Aleppo have completely collapsed after a short battle with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) at the outskirts of the placid provincial capital.According to a military source in western Aleppo, the Syrian Arab Army captured the strategic al-Mansoura District this evening, following the withdrawal of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else  ...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...(HTS) from this area. Al-Mansoura had been a long-time stronghold for the jihadist rebels before its capture by the Syrian Arab Army this evening. In addition to capturing al-Mansoura, the Syrian Army also took control of several sites at the western outskirts of Aleppo, including the last building blocks near the Scientific Research Building. These areas captured by the Syrian Arab Army on Saturdaywere captured in one day, but they were fought over for most of the war. Related: Mansoura: 2019-09-22 Small protests in Egypt dispersed by police, Hamas tells members to shut up about it Mansoura: 2019-05-16 Syrian Army has plans to retake western Aleppo from jihadist forces Mansoura: 2019-03-08 Jihadist rebels attack airport in southern Aleppo for first time this year Posted by: Fred 2020-02-16 |
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