"Russian air attacks and Syrian artillery shelling inflicted several casualties on the militants and destroyed their bases' infrastructures in Jami'yah al-Zahra district and Zohrah Abd Rabeh," sources said.

"In the meantime, the Russian fighter jets pounded strongholds of Fatah al-Sham Front (newly forces al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group previously known as al-Nusra Front) in Khan Touman, al-Eis, ICARDA, Maratah and al-Qarasi in Southwestern Aleppo," the sources added. 

Reports said earlier today that Syrian Army troops, National Defense Forces, Kurdish and Palestinian fighters have launched a fresh round of joint offensives on terrorist group's positions in the Northern and Northwestern countryside of Aleppo to pave the ground for the liberation of Handarat camp and region.

Syrian government forces stormed terrorists' defense lines in the Southern side of al-Shakeif industrial zone and in Northeastern side of Sheikh Maqsoud to access terrorist centers in al-Jandul square.

The Syrian army artillery also shelled terrorists' centers in al-Jandul, leaving tens of the militants dead or wounded.

With seizure of al-Jandul and al-Shakeif, terrorists in the Southern side of Handarat camp will be trapped in the circle of government forces.

Simultaneous with government forces operation in the Southern side of Handarat, the Palestinian popular forces struck terrorist positions from Northern side of Handarat and are advancing against the terrorists, FNA reported.

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