The regime forces advance in the countryside of Deir Hafer and violent clashes in the western outskirts and suburbs of Aleppo

Aleppo Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:
Violent clashes are taking place in al-Rashedin area and other areas on the western outskirts of Aleppo, between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions, associated with exchange of shelling and targeting between both parties, also shells fell on areas controlled by the regime forces in Zahra neighborhood west of Aleppo, also the warplanes bombed areas in Anadan town in the northern countryside of Aleppo and also carried out more raids on areas in towns and villages in the western countryside of Aleppo, also 2 fighters were killed in targeting by the regime forces in the southern countryside of Aleppo, while warplanes and helicopters intensively carried out airstrikes on areas in the vicinity of Maskanah town and the area around al-Jarrah airbase and other sites controlled by the “Islamic State” organization in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, and in a related context the regime forces backed by the gunmen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities and the elite forces of the Lebanese Hezbollah and with support from the Russian artillery and warplanes, and regime’s warplanes have managed to control the village of Southern Rasm al-Harmal which is located in the countryside of Deir Hafer after violent clashes against the “Islamic State” organization, which killed and injured members in the ranks of both parties.