"The large-scale operations of the Syrian army and its popular allies in al-Malaah region, Castillo highway, Handarat, al-Lairamoun, Bani Zeid and other battlefields North and Northwest of Aleppo city inflicted major damage on the terrorist groups' military hardware, including 40 tanks, and killed over 300 terrorists," the sources said.

Earlier reports said that Russian warplanes, in close cooperation with Syrian choppers, targeted the terrorist groups' strongholds across Aleppo city districts, inflicting major casualties and losses on the militants.

Terrorists' gatherings and concentration centers in Jandoul Roundabout, Shuqaif Bridge, Shuqaif Industrial District, al-Kindi District, Hraytan and Kafr Hamra were massively bombed by the Syrian military helicopters and Russian fighter jets.

Scores of the militants were killed or wounded and their military hardware was badly damaged in the attacks, FNA reports.

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