The regime forces achieved a broad advancement in the road of al-Bab – al-Tabaqa and move towards al-Khafseh area

Aleppo Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:
The vicinity of the road of al-Bab – al-Tabaqa in the southeastern countryside of al-Bab city in the eastern countryside of Aleppo is witnessing continuous violent clashes between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them supported by the elite forces of the Lebanese Hezbollah against members of the “Islamic State” organization, and the regime forces managed to achieve advancement in the eastern countryside of Aleppo and control the villages of Khirbet Kyar, Qita, Om Kharzah, Qasr al-Bureij, Jabal Saleem and Mestriha, with support from the Russian artillery, where the regime forces took control of the villages of Rasm al-Sheikh, Rasm al-Khabbaz, al-Mazburah, Tabara, al-Madi, and Rasm Harmal al-Imam on the road of al-Bab – al-Tabaqa during the past 4 days.