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Conflicts between the Bashar al-Assad regime and the opposition Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) continue in the cities of Aleppo and Idlib in Syria. The clashes first began early yesterday morning in the western countryside of Aleppo province and continued throughout the day.
OPPOSITION CAPTURES 10 MORE VILLAGES
After seizing control of 32 villages and points in western Aleppo yesterday, armed groups took 10 more villages today. Among the locations and points that anti-regime groups have taken control of in the western countryside of Aleppo are El Ragib Hill, Kuptan Mountain, Debbabat Hill, the town of Ancara, 46th Brigade, and Kefer Besme, Basartun, Hur, Elkasimiyye, Acil, Bele, Sellum, Kefer Bissin, Sheikh Akil, Hırderkal, Acemi, Ürumsugra, Uveycil, El Hüte, El Dab'a, Urum al-Kubra, Bişantara, Bakdina, Cemiyet Elmaari, Cemiyet Ebu Amşe, Cemiyet Emin, Cemiyet Manahil, Cemiyet er Rıdvan, Mühendisin, Arnaz, Kefernaha, Kanasel, Kefercum, Sheikh Ali, Yaged Elades, Babis, Kefer Naha, Arrade, Mühendisin 2, Başkatin, Zirbe, and Mansura. These areas were previously under the control of the Assad regime.
THEY HAVE APPROACHED WITHIN 3 KILOMETERS OF ALEPPO
Anti-regime groups have approached within 3 kilometers of the city center of Aleppo and have taken control of an area of 320 square kilometers. Additionally, in the early hours of the day, they attacked the Aleppo Neyrab Military Airport with drones and destroyed a helicopter. While the clashes continue, the Assad regime has targeted civilian settlements with ground-to-ground weapons.
DOZENS OF REGIME SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN HOSTAGE
HTS has seized heavy weapons and military vehicles belonging to the Assad regime in the areas it has taken control of. Many regime soldiers have been killed in the clashes, and HTS has taken dozens of regime soldiers captive. Approximately 10,000 civilians fleeing the clashes have sought refuge in the rural areas of Idlib. The clashes continue to intensify towards the city center of Aleppo.
HTS CAPTURES 6 VILLAGES IN EAST IDLIB
As the intensity of the clashes continues to rise, new fronts have emerged this morning. Clashes also began in the Serakip region located in the east of Idlib province in the northwest of the country. Anti-regime groups have captured the villages of Trimbe, Dadih, Keferbattih, Cubas, Shabur, and Mardih, which were under the control of the Assad regime.
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