The Syrian armed forces have closed key roads to and from Aleppo as its units were ordered to proceed with a “safe withdrawal” from districts quickly overrun by jihadists and rebels allied with them, three sources told the Reuters news agency.
The move appears designed to seal off the city, as the agency’s sources said soldiers manning checkpoints around Aleppo were ordered to allow only members of the armed forces through.
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Half of Aleppo under the control of jihadists and rebels
Jihadists and their allies have taken control of roughly half of the city of Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest urban center, where they have become its historic stronghold, two days after launching a surprise, blitzkrieg attack on government troops, a non-governmental organization said in AFP today.
“Half of the city of Aleppo is now under the control of (the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and allied organizations), said Rami Abdel Rahman, the director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, clarifying that Damascus forces withdrew without a rifle, “without a fight ».
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Aleppo airport closed – All flights cancelled
Syrian authorities have closed the airport in Aleppo and canceled all flights, an armed forces source told Reuters news agency, as jihadists and rebels who launched a surprise attack this week said on Friday they had reached the heart of the northern city, its second-largest city. center of Syria.
More military aid expected from Russia to fend off jihadist and rebel offensive in Aleppo
Russia has promised Syria additional military aid to repel an offensive by jihadists and rebels in the northwestern province of Aleppo, two sources in the Syrian armed forces told Reuters news agency today.
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Damascus expects military equipment from Moscow to begin arriving at the Khmeimim airbase, near the coastal city of Lattakia, within the next 72 hours, they said.
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