© AP Photo/ Hassan AmmarSyrian soldiers helping Aleppo residents flee
The Jihadist rebels of Fatah Halab have surrendered almost all of the districts of Old Aleppo after the Syrian Army's swift advances west of the Aleppo International Airport risked splitting them apart from their comrades further south.
This comes after a massive rebel counteroffensive at Karm Al-Maysar and Karm Al-Qaterjy failed to yield any gains. Making matters worse for the insurgents, the Syrian Armed Forces would proceed to capture Sha'ar district and the nearby Turbet Lala district.
Reports suggest that a Turkish-Russian agreement has been reached over the surrender of the remaining east Aleppo districts under jihadist control after extended negotiations between leaders of opposition groups and Russian officers in Turkey.It remains unknown whether the more extremist groups like Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham and Zinki are part of this agreement.
Comment: As Lebanese writer muqawamist
explains, this is a very important step in ending the terrorists' control over Aleppo:
Liberation of Al-Shaar is of particular significance as it was the mercenaries' second-most important position in all of East Aleppo and it splits what remains of the Al-Qaeda groups into yet another pocket, weakening them even further. Crushing defeat is stating it mildly. With today's progress, the SAA and its allies are now right around the corner from the aforementioned ultra-vital Aleppo Citadel. Once this and its surrounding areas are retaken, the battle is over. Hysteria in Washington, « Tel Aviv », Ankara, Paris, London, Riyadh and Doha is at peak levels. They poured everything into the fight for Aleppo and lost. Long live Syria! Total victory fast approaches!
Comment: As Lebanese writer muqawamist explains, this is a very important step in ending the terrorists' control over Aleppo: