The Syrian
army troops and their allied forces are now in control of about 85
percent of militant-held eastern part of Aleppo as they press ahead
with an all-out offensive to fully dislodge foreign-backed terrorists
from the northwestern city.
On Thursday,
the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported heavy
clashes between government troops and militants in the occupied areas
of eastern Aleppo, including Bustan al-Qasr, Saif al-Dawla, Zibdiya,
Sukkari and Kallaseh.
Intense
bombardment has been reported on militant positions in the embattled
city while Syrian armed forces are also conducting clean-up
operations in the liberated areas.
The
intensity of the Syrian army’s offensive has cornered the militants
in a shrinking enclave in Aleppo’s southeast on the defensive,
forcing them to demand five-day ceasefire, in a call viewed as an
attempt to rebuild their ranks.
According to
the Observatory, some 80,000 civilians have fled from the
militant-held areas to government-controlled parts.
Syria has
set up several humanitarian corridors to facilitate the exit of
civilians from the eastern districts. Reports coming out of Aleppo
say the terrorists are using people as human shields to slow the
army’s advances.
The
Observatory said Wednesday that Syrian government forces liberated
the entire neighborhoods in Old City of Aleppo as part of a
large-scale military operation to flush foreign-backed Takfiri
militants out of the strategic city.
The
London-based monitoring group added that Syrian soldiers had
established complete control over the historic area after militants
withdrew in the face of army advances overnight.
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