Strategic town in south Aleppo countryside falls to regime forces after rebels’ retreat

Syrian Observatory sources reported that the regime forces achieved strategic advancement by capturing Al-Eis town and its hill in the southern countryside of Aleppo, just after the opposition factions and jihadis retreated from the town. Regime forces had encircled the town from three sides by taking control of Bans village.

Accordingly, the regime forces dominate all important areas overlooking the M5 highway, only a few villages and positions within an area of 15 km separate the regime forces from controlling the entire highway.

Over the recent hours and days, regime forces captured more than 42 areas in both southern and western countryside of Aleppo: Khan Tuman, warehouses of Khan Tuman, Al-Khalidyah, Rajam, Hazmer Hills, Kherbet Kharas, Tal Al-Zaytun, Maarata, Al-Rashideen fifth sector, Zammar, Jazraya, Othmaniyah Kaberah, Talafeh, Tal Tabarez, Maharem, Khawwari, Al-Qal’ajiyah, Khalseh, Zitan, Berneh, Al-Huwayr, Abad, I’jaz, Sheikh Ahmed, Tal Karatin, Al-Zahiryah Farm, Al-Aaseriyah, Mak-hala, Rasm Al-Ward, Um Atabah, Rasm Al-Eis, Rasm Saharij, Jib Al-Kas, Bans, Al-Eis, Al-Eis Hill and other positions and hills in the area.