Military sources: The Syrian army closes all roads leading to Aleppo

Sources said the move effectively sealed off the city after the military issued instructions at checkpoints outside the city that only military forces could pass and enter.

The armed factions announced early Saturday that they had arrived Citadel of Aleppo The city center located in the north Syria.

Armed factions also confirmed that they had reached Saadallah Al-Jabri Square, located in the heart of the city Aleppo.

As Reuters reports, citing a military source, the Syrian authorities have closed the facility Aleppo AirportAll flights have been cancelled.

Two Syrian military sources told Reuters that Syria had been promised additional Russian military aid to help the army prevent armed factions from taking control of Aleppo province.

The two sources added that Damascus expects new Russian military equipment to begin arriving Hmeimim base Russian Air Force near the city Latakia Coast within 72 hours.

He reported Syrian Observatory For human rights, half of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo was under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and allied factions at dawn on Saturday, two days after the factions launched a surprise attack on government-held areas in northern and northwestern Syria.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and factions loyal to it took control of the provincial town of Saraqib Idlib Northern Syria, according to what the Syrian Observatory reported on Friday.

Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP: “The importance of Saraqib (northwest) is that it prevents any space for Syrian forces to advance to Aleppo, and it is at a strategic junction linking Aleppo with Latakia (west) and Damascus.”