Syrian Army Comes Close to Eastern Aleppo From North
15:37 08.10.2016(updated 16:45 08.10.2016)
Syrian armed forces came close to the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo from the north, according to a source in the Syrian militia.
ALEPPO (Sputnik) – The forward detachments of the Syrian Army and militia liberated the Huweija area and took control of a highway section, advancing toward the city of Aleppo from the north, a source in the Syrian militia told RIA Novosti.
"We came close to the eastern neighborhoods [of Aleppo] from the north. Today the [Syrian] army and our troops liberated Huweija and a… ring road," the source said.
According to the source, the liberation of Huweija made it possible to continue the offensive to free the Bustan al-Basha neighborhood in Aleppo, captured by terrorists.
In September, the Syrian army and allied militia regained control over the Kindi hospital in northern Aleppo and the Handarat refugee camp in northwestern Aleppo. On October 2, the industrial zone of Shkeif in the northwest of the city was liberated.
Fighting in the city of Aleppo intensified after the Syrian army declared an end to the week-long ceasefire on September 23, blaming militants for numerous violations that made the cessation of hostilities unreasonable.
Aleppo has been under siege by militant groups, including Jaish al-Islam, Ahrar ash-Sham and Jabhat Fatah al Sham, formerly known as the Nusra Front, banned in Russia.
© Sputnik
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