The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

the regime forces besiege the last ISIS presence area in Aleppo province and fully control the road of Al-Resafa – Ithriyah

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the regime forces led by Tiger Groups and with the support of the pro-gunmen of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, were able to advance in the last hundreds of meters from the road of Al-Resafa – Ithriyah and fully control it, thus, the regime forces have completed the siege on the last area of presence of the “Islamic State” organization in Aleppo province, after a military operation that started on the 17th of January 2017 until the 30th of June 2017.

 

This wide advancement from the regime forces in the last 24 hours enabled them to besiege the rest of areas controlled by the “Islamic State” organization in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo, but no information has been received yet about the fate of the remaining members of the “Islamic State” organization in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo, whether they withdrew during the hours of night towards another areas that still under the control of the organization in the Syrian Desert, or if they were caught in the siege and chose to fight till the end.

 

And The Syrian Observatory published that in case the “Islamic State” organization withdrew from the southeastern countryside of Aleppo, the regime forces would have completely secured the road of Aleppo-Khanaser-Ithriyah, and that the road extending from Ithriyah to al Salamiyah is vulnerable for attacks by the organization which is deployed on a distance close to the road in the eastern and northeastern countryside of Salamiyah. Moreover, this advance will allow the regime forces to approach Twinah gas field that they seek to control.

 

The Syrian Observatory published 4 days ago that the regime forces today and managed to achieve a 12 km advancement, and the regime forces reached Al-Syriatel checkpoint and took control of it, and this is the first strategic advancement for the regime forces in the Triangle area of Al-Raqqah – Hama – Aleppo, after controlling al-Resafa town located on the road of Ithriyah-Al-Raqqah on the 19th of June 2017.

 

The Observatory also published that advancement of the regime forces, backed by heavy missile and artillery bombardment and warplanes shelling on the “Islamic State’ organization-held areas, comes as a part of encircling tactic for the regime forces led by Tiger Groups aimed at encircling as large area as they can and forcing the “Islamic State” organization to choose between fighting until the end or withdrawing to other areas held under its control before falling in complete siege. The Syrian Observatory for Human monitored that there are still 15 km left so that the regime forces could tighten the siege on the remaining area controlled by the organization in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo, and the organization is stationed on hills and positions allowing them to overlook areas in the vicinity of these hills.