Counter-offensive by Syrian Army & Hezbollah begins in south Aleppo

The Syrian Army along with Hezbollah troops launched a counter-offensive in the south of Aleppo on Thursday in an attempt to recapture districts under the control of the Jaysh Al-Fateh (Army of Conquest) terrorist group.

Syrian forces could be seen launching shells at the city’s Al-Ramouseh district as they attacked a cement factory, as well as an apartment block being used by the terrorists.

The counter-offensive on the ground was carried out in tandem with Russian airstrikes, which are also targeting the Jaysh Al-Fateh group.

Russian and Syrian authorities set up a number of special humanitarian corridors in the city on July 30 in an effort to move civilians farther away from intensified fighting in besieged areas of Aleppo.

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The Russian Defense Ministry says that some 7,000 heavily armed terrorists have taken positions southeast of Aleppo, equipped with tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery and weapons-mounted trucks.