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Assad forces control 90% of Aleppo

Damascus - Arab Today

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the Assad forces are now in control of 90% of rebel-held areas in Aleppo. In a statement on Monday, the observatory said the Syrian regime forces controlled el Sheikh Saeed el Kabir neighborhood after fierce clashes with armed groups. Aleppo, once Syria's commercial powerhouse, has been largely divided since 2012 between aRead more

Assad forces in control over Aleppo' old city

Damascus - Arab Today

The Assad forces managed to bring Aleppo's rebel-held Old City under their control, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Wednesday. The regime forces are now looking closer than ever to fully control Aleppo, the militants' last urban stronghold in the country. Syrian sources said many militants in eastern Aleppo have surrendered to the army forces. News ofRead more

34 opposition gunmen killed by Assad forces in Deraa countryside

Damascus - Arab Today

At least 34 opposition gunmen by Assad forces in Daraa countryside on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The opposition gunmen were preparing to launch an assault against Assad forces when they were surprised by an attack by the regime forces. Syrian army used cannons and heavy guns in the attack, the observatory said. Ten foreign members ofRead more

Syrian forces recapture several Hamma villages

Damascus - Arab Today

Assad forces managed to regain control over two villages in the northern countryside of Hamma after fierce clashes with Syrian opposition factions, Syrian sources said. Casualties and damage were reported among the regime forces after recapturing Maan and al-Kabariya villages that were seized by the opposition factions last month, Sky news reported quoting the sources as saying. Source: MENARead more

Assad forces crack down on suicide group in As-Suwayda countryside

Damascus - MENA

The Assad forces cracked down on a terrorist group affiliated to Daesh that was planning to attack a military checkpoint in As Suwayda countryside, a Syrian military source said. All of the group members were either killed or wounded in the attack, the source added. Source: MENARead more