”The recent advances of the Syrian Army and its allies in al Lairamoun and Bani Zeid will leave no chance for the militant groups to use these two districts to hit other neighborhoods of Aleppo city, and will significantly decrease civilian casualties," a military strategist said.

"In the meantime, more military achievements in al-Lairamoun industrial region will result in more economic achievements for the government forces and a graver shortage of financial resources for the terrorist groups," he added.

Arab houses in Bani Zeid near the golden city buildings and the road connecting al-Zaheb to al-Ashrafiyeh are under the control of the Syrian army; in the meantime, the army has expanded its control over two main buildings of Hamoud and Salata near the al-Lairamoun square. The army has also captured five more factories and industrial sites in al-Lairamoun," the sources said.

"If the army continues to advance in al-Lairamoun and reach the Castillo highway, will kill two birds with one stone. Control over al-Lairamoun meant control over hundreds of factories and firms with thousands of workers and hefty amount of exports. On the other hand, if the government forces complete the siege on Bani Zeid, they will find control over a road connecting the Northern side of Aleppo city to Hraytan. The army then can cut off this supply route to Aleppo," the sources went on to say.

"With this tactic, the Syrian army and its allies can completely cut off Castillo and Hraytan roads without confronting the militants deployed there and the entire militant-held regions in Eastern Aleppo will be besieged," the sources pointed out.

Reports said earlier today that the Syrian Army's artillery and missile units opened heavy fire at the gatherings and concentration centers of the terrorist groups in part of the small town of al-Shababi in the Northern Countryside of Aleppo city, killing 86 and wounding 40 militants there.

The Syrian artillery and missile units pounded heavily gatherings of militants in al-Nazarat neighborhood and al-Brij square in al-Shababi, which ended in the killing of 86 terrorists and wounded 40 more; FNA reported.

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