Syrian govt. soldiers make gains in eastern Aleppo neighborhood

Syrian troops have made fresh advances in an eastern neighborhood of Aleppo as part of their offensive to drive out the last remnants of foreign-backed terrorists from the city.

According to Press TV, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government forces had won back half of the Sukkari district, which was among the last areas in Aleppo remaining under the control of terrorists.

Syria’s state-run television network said government forces are now in control of 99 percent of Aleppo, with terrorists cornered into a small slither of land.

Hundreds of foreign-backed terrorists have laid down arms in Aleppo since Tuesday, and almost 6,000 civilians have left terrorist-held districts.

Reports on Thursday said a new agreement has been reached for the evacuation of terrorists from the last pocket of territory they control in Aleppo.

The media arm of Lebanon's Hezbollah group said overnight negotiations have reinforced a ceasefire deal to allow terrorists and tens of thousands of civilians to leave the besieged city. 

Thursday's announcement came after the ceasefire deal, mediated by Ankara and Moscow, unraveled amid fighting the previous day.

The UN Commission of Inquiry for Syria (COI) said it has received reports that Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, and Saudi-backed Ahrar al-Sham terrorists are preventing civilians from leaving east Aleppo.

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