Syrian army tightens noose on terrorist-held town in Aleppo
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Syrian government forces walk in the village of Tal Jabin, north of Aleppo, as they advanced to break a three-year militant siege of two villages, Nubol and Zahraa, February 3, 2016. (Photo by AFP)
The Syrian army and its allied forces are pushing ahead with a major offensive against a terrorist-held town in the Northern Province of Aleppo near the Turkish border.
The government troops are just seven kilometers away from the town of Tal Rifaat, which is located around 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) from the Turkish frontier, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Sunday.
According to Press TV, Rami Abdel Rahman, the Director of the SOHR, said that the Syrian government troops intend to push north to the border with Turkey to stop the flow of terrorist recruits and weapons into the Arab country.
The strategic town is considered the last terrorist stronghold in the volatile border region. Syria’s Arabic-language newspaper al-Watan has said that the recapture of Tal Rifaat would be a major blow to the terrorists.
Meanwhile, the Syrian army backed by allied forces also took full control of a strategic hilltop in the Eastern countryside of Aleppo. The Barlaheen hilltop came under army control after daylong clashes with the terrorists.
Syrian fighter jets bombed terrorist hideouts in the Rasm al-Alam and al-Sin villages in the troubled region over the past hours.
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