The al-Nusra Front’s attempts to prevail over the government forces’ strongholds in the Western districts of Aleppo city failed, city sources said, adding that the army’s strong defense inflicted heavy casualties on the militants.
“The Syrian army and popular forces fended off offensives of al-Nusra Front on the pro-government forces’ positions in the districts of al-Khalediyeh and al-Zahra, which claimed the lives of at least 35 militants,” the sources said.
"The terrorists fled the battlefield without any gain," they added.
In relevant developments in Northern Province on Monday, the Syrian Army troops, backed up by the country's fighter jets, targeted the ISIS strongholds in the Southeastern parts of Aleppo province, inflicting heavy losses on the terrorists' equipment and weapons.
The ISIS sites and positions near Khanaser came under the heavy attacks of the Syrian army and warplanes.
The ISIS heavy and medium machineguns and military vehicles were destroyed in the attacks.
The terrorist group suffered a heavy death toll in the assaults toll, FNA reported.
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