Sun Sep 27, 2015 18:08:16
Local sources said that the Kurdish forces of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) have stormed the strongholds of the al-Qaeda-affiliated group of al-Nusra Front near Aleppo, and tightened a week-long siege on them.
“Rebels of al-Nusra Front and al-Shamia Front have been besieged by the YPG forces for weeks near Sheikh Maksud district,” media activist Wael Muhammad told ARA news in Aleppo.
“The rebels attacked two YPG checkpoints in an attempts to break the siege, then clashes broke out causing the death and injury of several fighters on both sides," the source said.
The source said that four Kurdish civilians were killed after being hit with mortar shells fired by Nusra militants.
The YPG forces seized the Castello road which links the Northern neighborhoods of Aleppo city with the Eastern districts. The road has been used by Nusra militants and allied groups as a supply line during battles against government forces in the city; FNA reports.
string(2921) "[{"id":"1737261","sort":"3416803","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/09/alalam_635774199785120215_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Destroys Terrorists’ Hideouts in Aleppo Countryside"} ,{"id":"1737527","sort":"3416802","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/10/alalam_635775059059302779_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Kills ISIL Takfiri Terrorists in Sweida"} ,{"id":"1738293","sort":"3416801","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/13/alalam_635777458729686920_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Repels Takfiris’ Attacks near Damascus"} ,{"id":"1738385","sort":"3416800","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/13/alalam_635777603270626817_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"Hezbollah, Syrian Army Regain Western Parts of Zabadani + Video"} ,{"id":"1738565","sort":"3416799","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/14/alalam_635778276307206503_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Lavrov: Excluding Syrian Army from Fighting against ISIS Absurd"} ,{"id":"1738578","sort":"3416798","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/14/alalam_635778308359978529_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"Hezbollah, Syrian Army Make Fresh Advances in Zabadani + Video"} ,{"id":"1739442","sort":"3416797","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/16/alalam_635780265892385981_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army, Hezbollah Pound Terrorists Trying to Sneak into Zabadani"} ,{"id":"1740378","sort":"3416796","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/19/alalam_635782793238521927_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army, Popular Forces Kill 80 Takfiri Militants in Lattakia"} ,{"id":"1740605","sort":"3416795","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/20/alalam_635783462126758081_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Kills Nusra Front Commander in Idlib in NW Syria"} ,{"id":"1741149","sort":"3416794","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/21/alalam_635784622187779904_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Kills Numbers of Terrorists in Lattakia"} ,{"id":"1741161","sort":"3416793","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/21/alalam_635784655342349646_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Troops Take Ground in Daraa"} ,{"id":"1741455","sort":"3416792","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/22/alalam_635785467624658299_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Troops Kill Takfiri Terrorists in Quneitra"} ,{"id":"1742020","sort":"3416791","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/24/alalam_635787089600168932_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Uses Russian Drones against ISIS for First Time"} ,{"id":"1742100","sort":"3416790","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/24/alalam_635787200285916824_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Pounds Terrorist Fighters Hard in Daraa"} ,{"id":"1742399","sort":"3416789","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/25/alalam_635787971293122587_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Syrian Army Troops Clear Damascus-Homs Routes"} ,{"id":"1742967","sort":"3416788","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/09/27/alalam_635789441746860814_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"Video: Syrian Army Takes Full Control over Harasta Hills in East Ghouta"} ]"