Syrian army fighting terrorists in Aleppo village

Syrian government forces are fighting back a major offensive by al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, al-Nusra Front, in southern Aleppo amid reports that scores of the terrorists have lost their lives in fierce clashes.

According to Press TV, the Syrian army troops delivered a major blow to al-Nusra Front terrorists after the latter launched an attack on the government forces in the village of Khan Tuman, located about 10 km southwest of Aleppo, on Thursday.

According to the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Friday, dozens of the Takfiri terrorists as well as government forces lost their lives during the heavy fighting.

It further claimed that the Takfiri terrorists had managed to retake Khan Tuman and its surrounding villages from the army troops.

The Syrian military is yet to confirm reports about Khan Tuman’s fall into the hands of the terrorists. The Syrian Armed Forces had driven the terrorist out of Khan Tuman in December.

The Takfiri terrorists operating in the Arab country seem to be taking advantage of a two-day truce between the Syrian government and non-extremist militants in Aleppo.

“The Syrian military says it will respect a 48-hour Aleppo truce after Russia and the US agreed to extend a cessation of hostilities in Syria to the province,” said a statement issued by the Syrian army command on Wednesday.

Aleppo has been divided between government forces in the west and terrorists in the east since 2012.

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