The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The “Islamic State” starts new attack on Khanasser–Athrayya road, control a checkpoint and kill 8 regime members

Aleppo Province:
The “Islamic State” took over the checkpoint Therian and its vicinity in the southern countryside of Aleppo, during a violent attack carried out by the organization on the area located on the road of Khanasser–Athrayya, which is the main road that connects the areas controlled by the regime forces in Aleppo with areas its controlled areas in the middle, west and south of Syria, where the organization started the attack when a Syrian member detonated himself in a booby trapped vehicle targeting the checkpoint, followed by violent clashes between members of the organization against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, the clashes so far resulted in the death of 8 members at least from the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them confirmed information about casualties in the ranks of the organization, also several people were wounded and information about the death of three others in al-Bab city when an aerial bombing targeted the city.
clashes are still taking place in the southern countryside of Aleppo between the regime forces supported by gunmen of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities against the rebel and Islamic factions and Al-Nusra Front (al-Qaeda in the Levant), and information reported that the factions re-took control of Tallat Hamiriyyeh and Khalsa farms, and confirmed information about casualties in the ranks of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, while the rebel and Islamic Factions targeted a vehicle for the regime forces in the vicinity of Tal al-Qarasi in the southern countryside of Aleppo, which damaged it and information about casualties in the ranks of the regime forces, also clashes described as violent are taking place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic factions in the neighborhood of Saif al-Dawleh of Aleppo.