Syrian military and allied forces advanced against terrorist groups during intense street battles in the heart of Aleppo on Tuesday, following the US withdrawal from talks with Russia.
On Tuesday, fighters seized several high-rise buildings from armed groups in the city centre, pushing north towards other opposition districts.
The opposition UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the army forces were “gradually advancing” after street battles on the front line dividing the rebel-held east from the government-controlled west.
“They are focusing on the tall buildings, which were once government administration buildings, because they can monitor entire streets and neighborhoods from there,” Observatory said.
Syrian state news agency SANA reported that terrorists’ shelling on the government-held west, including on the Aleppo University campus, left six people dead on Tuesday.
The Syrian army announced a major Russian-backed military push nearly two weeks ago to capture the rebel-held eastern half of Aleppo, once the country’s commercial hub.
Source: AFP
