The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Clashes continue in the northern countryside of Aleppo and warplanes bomb areas there

Aleppo Province:
Violent clash are taking place between the regime forces, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah members and the gunmen loyal to them from Syria, Arab and Asian nationalities against the rebel and Islamic Factions and Jabhat Al-Nusra (al-Qaeda in Levant) in the town of Ratyan in the northern countryside of Aleppo, in an attempt by the factions to regain control of the town which is near the towns of Nubl and al-Zahraa, amid violent and intense shelling by the regime forces and the Syrian and Russian warplanes on the clashing areas and on areas in the vicinity of the town, also the factions targeted positions for the regime forces in the clashing areas and in the town and its vicinity, and information about more casualties in the ranks of both parties, and by the way, the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them have controlled the town of Mayer without a fight because there were no fighters in it, the factions have withdrawn from it yesterday.
also a brigadier in the regime forces was killed in the clashes at the town, while the regime forces bombed areas in the town Huraytan in the northern countryside of Aleppo, no information about injuries, also clashes are taking place between regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic factions in the vicinity of Bashkoy village in the northern countryside of Aleppo, and information about advancement for the factions and regaining control of several points in the vicinity of the village, amid information about casualties among both parties, while warplanes bombed areas in Azaz city and Menagh town in the northern countryside of Aleppo, and information about the injury of several people.