The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

After more than 500 airstrikes on the northern countryside of Aleppo, the regime forces break the siege of Nubl and al-Zahra’a

The regime forces and militiamen loyal to them from Syrian, Arab and Asian nationalities, NDF and the other gunmen loyal to the regime forces from the towns of Nubl and al-Zahra’a backed by Russian air cover, managed to control the town Marestet al-Khan in the northern countryside of Aleppo, and by that they were able to break the siege of the towns of Nubl and al-Zahraa which are inhabited by Shiite citizens, and were besieged since 2012, after a fierce military operations yesterday, started with an attack by the regime forces and controlling the villages of Dwyer al-Zayton, Hardtnin and Tal Jbin down to Marestet al-Khan village in the northern countryside of Aleppo after fierce clash against the rebel and Islamic factions, Jabhat Al-Nusra (al-Qaeda in Levant) and Ansar al-Din Front, where the towns, villages and the clashing areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo were targeted with more than 500 airstrikes by Russian and Syrian warplanes and barrel bombs dropped by regime’s helicopters, during the same period of time, and since the day before yesterday the clash resulted in the death around 60 fighters from the rebel and Islamic factions and Jabhat Al-Nusra (al-Qaeda in Levant), and also killed at least 26 member of from the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them from Syrian, Arab and Asian nationalities as a result of this attack, and the Russian airstrikes on areas at the northern countryside of Aleppo have killed and injured (since the dawn of the day before yesterday) tens of civilians and it also displaced thousands of others from their villages in the northern countryside of Aleppo aground the clashing areas, as well as massive destruction in the properties of the citizens.