Syria's Army Takes Control of Key Aleppo District Paving Way for East of City

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — The Syrian armed forces along with patriotic militias have established a full control over Masaken Hanano, the district in the country's city of Aleppo that allows the government troops to enter the eastern part of the city controlled by radical opposition groups, media reported.

According to the Lebanese Al Manar television channel, the government troops have shelled the positions of terrorists from Jaish al-Fatah coalition for several days in the quarter that could allow the Syrian government troops to enter eastern Aleppo from the north.