Baladi News – Aleppo (Ziad al_halabi)
The neighborhoods of Aleppo city underwent very violent bombardments with various types of weapons on Saturday morning, in attempt by the regime forces and their supporting militias to advance towards al-Mallah, Bani Zaid, and Jamiat al-Zahraa, which would enable them to block Castello Road, the sole life vein of the liberated neighborhoods in the city, which connects it to the northern countryside.
The attacks were conducted under the cover of the Syrian regime and the Russian air forces that carried out heavy airstrikes against the abovementioned districts as well as Castello Road.
On the other hand, Russian war planes conducted dozens of raids on Haritan and Kafr Hamra in the northern countryside.
Referring to the Shiite militias project in the area, General Commander of “Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki” rebel group said, “We stood fast and will reinforce our steadfastness in Aleppo. Our bloods will thwart your project from Dahieh (Southern Suburb in Beirut) up to Tehran.”
Iranian allied Al Mayadeen channel broadcasted live scenes of the violent airstrikes against the neighborhoods of Bani Zaid and al-Mallah as well as Castello Road, indicating that the strikes aim at blockading the city of Aleppo and repeating the scenario of the old city of Homs.