Al-Nusra Front's offensive to take control over the Castillo highway in Northern Aleppo was repelled by the Syrian soldiers, with the aerial back up of the Russian fighter jets.

The Russian warplanes, tipped off by the intelligence agents, targeted a main operation room of the Takfiri terrorists, which ended in the killing of at least 29 militants and wounding of several more.

Al-Nusra terrorists failed to take control over the highway and retreated from the battlefield after leaving behind their military equipment.

Reports said earlier today that the Syrian army and their popular allies are resolved to complete the siege on the terrorist groups in Aleppo and launch a large-scale offensive to beat them back from the entire districts of Northern city.

"Recent advances of the Syrian Army and its allies in Northern Aleppo and closure of the terrorist groups' main supply line connecting Aleppo to the border with Turkey through Castillo region will imminently end in a complete siege on the militant group inside Aleppo as the first phase of government forces' anti-terrorism operations and full liberation of the city in the final phase," the military experts said.

"The Syrian government forces will not allow Ankara's dream of taking full control over border territories in Northern Syrian to come true," they added.

"Liberation of Aleppo will end Turkey's dreams to expand its territories across Northern Syria via setting up safe zone," the sources said; FNA reported.

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