Syrian Army Takes Control of Handarat Heights in Northern Aleppo

The Syrian army and the National Defense Forces have taken control of the Handarat heights in north of Aleppo city.

The pro-government forces launched an offensive in order to seize the strategic Handarat refugee camp from the Jaish al-Fatah militant operation room on September 20. At the first stage, the loyalists engaged Jaish al-Fatah militants in the the northern heights of Handarat camp and took control of this area.

Pro-government sources say that the militants sustained tens of casualties during the clashes while pro-militant media outlets argue that up to 20 loyalists were killed.

Now, the pro-government forces are preparing for an advance to re-take the whole refugee camp from militants.

We recall the Syrian army declared the end of nationwide ceasefire on September 19 after the US and US-backed ‘opposition forces’ failed to fulfil their commitments under the Geneva deal.