Armed groups take control of total of 56 villages and points in Aleppo and Idlib provinces.
Armed opposition groups fighting forces of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime reached within one kilometre of the outer neighbourhoods of Aleppo city on Thursday, local sources said.Armed groups took control of a total of 56 villages and points in Aleppo and Idlib provinces.
They also seized heavy weapons, depots and military vehicles belonging to the Assad regime in the areas they took control of. Many regime soldiers were killed in the clashes, and the armed groups captured dozens of soldiers. Over the past two days of fighting in Aleppo and Idlib provinces, the opposition groups are said to have taken control of 400 square kilometres of territory.
After continuing fighting through the night, the opposition forces approached the neighbourhood of New Aleppo, which is on the outskirts of the city.The fighting continues to intensify, now focusing on the centre of Aleppo city.
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