(Zaman Al Wasl)-- Syrian rebels have recaptured two towns from rival Jaysh al-Thuwar group in the northern province of Aleppo, activists said on Monday.
Rebels have taken towns of al-Alqamiya andl al-Zeraa near Menng military airbase after heavy fighting started on Sunday.
Rebels have also taken control of Yani Yaban town at the Turkish border from the Islamic State. Dozens of ISIS fighters reported killed and wounded, rebel commander said.
Omar Kassouma, commander in Sultan Murad Division, told Zaman al-Wasl that rebels will continue their fight against ISIS in then northern countryside till the full liberation of ISIS and to cut the main supply route for it with the eastern countryside.
Meanwhile, Syrian regime is launching a major assault to cut off rebel access to Aleppo city, a security source told AFP.
"Through its operations, the army is trying to broaden its security zone around the city," and prevent the rebels from receiving supplies and reinforcements from the suburbs, the source said.
Once Syria's commercial hub, Aleppo city is now divided between government control in the west and rebel control in the east.
The broader province is split as well, with the Islamic State jihadist group present in parts of the east, along with the regime, and rebel groups and Syria's al-Qaeda affiliate, Al-Nusra Front, in the west.
But with backing from Russian air strikes and foreign fighters, Syria's armed forces are slowly advancing south and southeast of the city.
One commander with pro-government forces said they were currently fighting on seven fronts across Aleppo province, and the operation was expected to expand further.
"This will be the biggest military operation in Syria since the beginning of the war," he told AFP.
Rebels have taken towns of al-Alqamiya andl al-Zeraa near Menng military airbase after heavy fighting started on Sunday.
Rebels have also taken control of Yani Yaban town at the Turkish border from the Islamic State. Dozens of ISIS fighters reported killed and wounded, rebel commander said.
Omar Kassouma, commander in Sultan Murad Division, told Zaman al-Wasl that rebels will continue their fight against ISIS in then northern countryside till the full liberation of ISIS and to cut the main supply route for it with the eastern countryside.
Meanwhile, Syrian regime is launching a major assault to cut off rebel access to Aleppo city, a security source told AFP.
"Through its operations, the army is trying to broaden its security zone around the city," and prevent the rebels from receiving supplies and reinforcements from the suburbs, the source said.
Once Syria's commercial hub, Aleppo city is now divided between government control in the west and rebel control in the east.
The broader province is split as well, with the Islamic State jihadist group present in parts of the east, along with the regime, and rebel groups and Syria's al-Qaeda affiliate, Al-Nusra Front, in the west.
But with backing from Russian air strikes and foreign fighters, Syria's armed forces are slowly advancing south and southeast of the city.
One commander with pro-government forces said they were currently fighting on seven fronts across Aleppo province, and the operation was expected to expand further.
"This will be the biggest military operation in Syria since the beginning of the war," he told AFP.
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