Syrian forces linerate two villages in Aleppo

Syrian army soldiers and their allied forces have managed to liberate two villages in the northwestern province of Aleppo from the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group, inflicting losses on the militants, military sources say.

Army units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, took control of Barneh and Zaytan villages, which lie south of the provincial capital Aleppo, on Sunday following intense skirmishes with the Daesh Takfiris, Arabic-language Syria Now news website reported.

Syrian fighter jets also pounded Daesh positions on the outskirts of the terrorist-held city of Raqqah, situated about 160 km east of Aleppo, killing 10 militants in the airstrikes.

Syrian warplanes also struck vehicles belonging to the Daesh terrorists in the vicinity of Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi castle, located 80 km southwest of the ancient city of Palmyra.

There were no immediate reports of possible casualties on the side of Daesh terrorists.

Separately, Daesh terrorists seized nine villages from rival militant groups north of Aleppo and near the border with Turkey.

Lebanon’s al-Ahed news website reported that militants fighting under the banner of the Daesh Takfiri group captured the villages of al-Bel, Sheikh Reih, Firouzah, Baraghidah, Tal Hussain, Yahmoul, Ghazal, Talil al-Hosn and Jarez after fierce battles with the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) militants.

The report added that an unspecified number of militants was killed and injured during the heavy exchange of gunfire. Daesh terrorists also took eight FSA terrorists hostage and moved them to an unknown location.

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