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Syrian army advances in Aleppo province

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Dec 13, IRNA -- The Syrian fighter jets destroyed the Takfiri terrorists' military positions and strongholds in strategic villages in Aleppo province on Sunday.

The Syrian army announced that the Syrian Army alongside the Lebanese Hezbollah fighters pushed back the militant groups from more lands in the Southwestern part of Aleppo, ending in the recapturing of Banes town.

The army said that after hours of fierce clashes with the militant groups the Syrian government forces took full control over Banes a town in the Sothern part of al-Eis.

'The militants suffered a heavy death toll in the clashes and retreated from the battlefront after leaving behind their military vehicles and equipment,' the army added.

Meantime, at least 25 ISIL terrorists were killed and many more were injured as the Syrian warplanes struck the ISIL's concentration centers in the villages of Ein al-Jamajmeh, Eisha, Najara, Serhan and Jeb al-Qahwa in the Eastern Aleppo province.

The terrorists' military hardware and equipment were also destroyed in the Syrian warplanes' raids on the Takfiri terrorists' positions in the Aleppo province.

Also reports said that the Syrian army and the National Defense Forces (NDF) killed at least 10 ISIL terrorists and wounded many more after hours of fierce clashes with the militant group in the Eastern part of Aleppo province.

The army said that the clashes occurred near the villages of Rasm al-Kabir, Jarrouf and Beijan.

'The ISIL terrorists suffered a heavy death toll, and their military hardware was also destroyed in the Syrian government forces' attacks,' the source said.

'The Syria army and its allies have gained upper hand against the militant groups, mainly against the Takfiri terrorists, wherever they have been backed up by the Russian and Syrian air forces,' the army further added.

Not only the ISIL, but other notorious militant groups, including Ahrar al-Sham have failed in the battles against the Syrian government forces.

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