Rebels capture strategic town near Aleppo

 FSA controlled “Ma'aret Alertik” near Aleppo and preparing for exchange deal with the regime

A field source told  Zaman Alwasl that the Free Syrian Army (FSA) manage to control a large number of residential blocks in "Ma'rret Alertik" region, and small number of blocks left to Assad’s forces.

Earlier the free Syrian Army (FSA) had a full control of “Dahrat Abed Rabbo" that considered a very strategic area as it close to Air Force Intelligence-Mukhabarat centre in Aleppo.

The sources pointed out that daily clashes take place between the rebels and Assad's forces in those blocks as they are close to each other and sometimes they use the “bomb-actions” as they causes damage however they have been used because of the short distance between the two sides.

The source estimated that Assad's forces in the area not more 300 military, and their task is to defend the artillery battalion located behind the building blocks, near Air force intelligence-Mukhabarat centre.

Many sources spoke to Zaman Alwasl about a possible exchange deal between the rebels and the regime forces as rebels managed to captured a large number of Assad’s forces in “Khan al-Asal” battle, but no information about the process as the deal is top secret.