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Syrian Military Forces Take Back More Districts from Terrorists in Eastern Aleppo

TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian Army troops and popular forces inflicted major casualties on Jeish al-Fatah in the Eastern battlefields of Aleppo city, capturing two more districts and two key positions.

Syrian government forces, who captured Hanano quarter on Saturday, freed the district of Jabal Badrou and al-Ard al-Hamra after hours of non-stop battle with the terrorists.

The army men also beat back Jeish al-Fatah terrorists from al-Sakhour bridge and Mashtal al-Sakhour.

Based on the reports, fierce clashes are underway between the army soldiers and terrorists in al-Sakhour district.

Once the army captures al-Sakhour district, the besieged militant-held parts of Aleppo city will be cut from North to South.

The pro-government troops imposed control over one of the four main Eastern Aleppo quarters used by the militants as a stronghold and a springboard for their attacks on the rest of the city after they captured the strategic district of Hanano Housing Project yesterday.

Al-Hadath news website underlined importance of liberation of Hanano Housing Project for new battles of the army men in Eastern districts of Aleppo city, saying Hanano was one of the largest strongholds of Fatah al-Sham Front (previously known as the al-Nusra Front) from where the terrorist group was carrying out its attacks on government positions in Handarat region and inside the city.

The report said with the liberation of Hanano Housing Project one of the four major Eastern neighborhoods in Aleppo city was cut off from the rest militant-held neighborhoods.

Also, with the capture of Hanano, the militants' Northwestern flank has come under fire by the Syrian army, while there is a short distance between Hanano and the Western flank.

The website went on to say that any small advance against the Jeish al-Fatah terrorists in the Eastern districts of Aleppo is of vital importance as it would have a negative impact on besieged militants, who are faced with collapse and defeats following the start of the Syrian government forces' decisive battle in the militants' largest stronghold.