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| Syrian Army, Hezbollah attack strategic military site in southern Aleppo |
| 2016-09-04 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian Arab Army’s 102nd Brigade of the Republican Guard, backed by the 800th Regiment and Hezbollah’s "Radwan Group," stormed the strategic Armament School in southern Aleppo on Friday, continuing their large-scale offensive against the jihadist rebels of Jaish al-Fateh (Army of Conquest). A field source told al-Masdar News on Friday morning that the Syrian Armed Forces and Hezbollah are attempting to bypass Jaish al-Fateh’s first-line of defense at the Armament School; however, no progress has been reported so far. The Armament School is vitally located at the southern flank of the Technical College; if captured, the Syrian Armed Forces will have successfully closed off the road to east Aleppo. More importantly, the Armament School was considered a fortress prior to the Syrian Arab Army’s withdrawal in August; it will continue to be an advantageous military installation for any party in control it. ISIS Launches new attack on Aleppo [ARA News] ALEPPO – Militant fighters of the Islamic State (ISIS) started to fight back in the northern countryside of Aleppo, and bombed headquarters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), military sources reported on Sunday. “ISIS terrorists launched a mortar attack on the SDF security centre in the Um al-Qura town north of Aleppo,” SDF spokesman Khalid Zaitoun told ARA News. At least three SDF fighters were killed and nine more were wounded in the ISIS attack, according to the official. “Our forces were able to deter the terror attack after bombing the ISIS fighting positions with heavy artillery,” the SDF spokesman said. This comes just a few days after the Syrian Democratic Forces announced a new military operation against ISIS in Aleppo province. Since Tuesday, the SDF was able to expel the radical group from several towns and villages in northern Aleppo, including Um al-Haush, Um al-Qura, Harbal and Qarrah. “ISIS terrorists are trying to regain positions they lost earlier to the SDF, but we reassure the people of Aleppo that our forcers will continue their operations until cleansing the entire province from ISIS and its affiliates,” SDF member Zedun Heddo told ARA News. The new anti-ISIS operation comes just two weeks after the Syrian Democratic Forces expelled the radical group from the city of Manbij–a former jihadi border pocket. |
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