12 November 2016, 04:40 GMT
DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — The Syrian army and militia units began the operation on Saturday morning after retaking the district of al-Assad and the settlement of Minian, according to the Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen satellite television channel.
The government forces clashed with the members of the Jaish al-Fatah alliance, which includes the Jabhat Fatah al-Sham group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front terrorist group, with the army simultaneously shelling the militants' positions, the broadcaster reported.
The Syrian Armed Forces began a large-scale military operation in Aleppo after the September truce brokered by Russian and the United States lasted less than a week.
A violent conflict between the forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and opposition factions as well as terrorist groups has been raging in Syria for more than five years.
