Government troops advance south-west of Bab city

Fierce fighting continues in the south-west axis of Bab city, in the countryside of Aleppo, between government forces and Syria and non-Syrian militants loyal to the regime, on one side, and the elements of ISIS on the other side. The government forces, led by "el-Nemr groups" of Hezbollah, managed to achieve new progress, after they controlled of the village of Deir kake and its farms. They also seized Al-Shamwiha village, backed by Russian forces and tanks which shelled the sites and areas controlled by ISIS.

The government forces have reduced the distance between them and Bab city, Wednesday, and became only 2.5 km away from it. The government forces advanced to the outskirts of Tadef village, located in the south of the city of Bab, the largest stronghold of ISIS.

The violent battles forced ISIS organization to withdraw, under the pressure of successive attacks by Hezbollah and the bombing of Russian artillery, with the continuation of the "shield of the Euphrates" forces, and Turkish forces in the offensive, which started on Thursday in the northern outskirts of the city of the door, with troops It continued its offensive in the western outskirts of the city, since Tuesday evening, in attempts to advance and incursions into the city, and weaken the organization, through the dispersal of his strength on several fronts in the door city.

The clashes took place between the parties to the fighting in the vicinity of the town of Bzaah, located in the east door City, in conjunction with the clashes in Tel Mokri area, located near the Bzaah, in the countryside of the door the city, in the countryside of Aleppo, the north-east, under certain further casualties Information sides, as clashes concentrated in the vicinity of Mount Hermon Aqil, housing and youth, and other hubs in the western outskirts of the city.

The number of victims in the countryside of Aleppo, the north-east, who were killed by Turkish shelling in the surroundings of Bab, and the towns of Bzaah and Tedef, since November 13, 2016, the date of the arrival of a "shield Euphrates" to the edge of Bab city, to Thursday.

At least 315 civilians,  including 64 children under the age of 18, and 36 citizen over the age of 18, and among the dead 254 civilians, including 55 children under the age of 18, and 32 citizens, were killed in shelling by the Turkish troops and warplanes Turkish regions in the door city, and other areas in the towns Tedef and Bzaah, and elsewhere in the countryside of the door, since the first defeat of Turkish forces, in December 2016 21 by ISIS, which killed at least 51 of the "shield of the Euphrates" fighters, including 16 Turkish soldiers, at least .