ALEPPO (Sputnik) — The forward detachments of the Syrian Army and militia liberated the Huweija area and took control of a highway section, advancing toward the city of Aleppo from the north, a source in the Syrian militia told RIA Novosti.
“We came close to the eastern neighborhoods [of Aleppo] from the north. Today the [Syrian] army and our troops liberated Huweija and a… ring road,” the source said.
According to the source, the liberation of Huweija made it possible to continue the offensive to free the Bustan al-Basha neighborhood in Aleppo, captured by terrorists.
Fighting in the city of Aleppo intensified after the Syrian army declared an end to the week-long ceasefire on September 23, blaming militants for numerous violations that made the cessation of hostilities unreasonable.
Aleppo has been under siege by militant groups, including Jaish al-Islam, Ahrar ash-Sham and Jabhat Fatah al Sham, formerly known as the Nusra Front, banned in Russia.
