Syria advance to Farah airport amid intensive airstrikes

Syrian regime forces continue, backed by "Hezbollah" militants and Russian artillery, their advance in the countryside of Aleppo and the second water pumping station as well as Gatah military airport, while continuing clashes in the south of the capital, Damascus, and air strikes on areas in East Gottha, while the bombing of the regime troops continues in Houla, Rastan in Aleppo.

Russian and the regime's warplanes, as well as artilletry continue the bombardment of areas in the far eastern countryside of Aleppo, amid the continuing clashes between the regime forces and their allies from Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities and ISIS militants, near military Garah airport. The government troops took control of 10 villages, hills and farms, and reached the second water pumping facility on the Euphrates River Station, amid continued attempts to regain control of the airport. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, ISIS possessed three maneuver planes, believed to be of the type "MIG-21" and "MiG-23", where former members from the dissolved Iraqi army, who are now ISIS militants, oversee the training of more elements of the organization who have experience in using these aircraft, through training courses, in the military Airport, located in the countryside of Aleppo. 

Clashes continue between the Syrian government forces and loyal militants from different nationalities on one side, and ISIS elements on the other hand, in the east countryside of Aleppo, in an attempt to reach the town of Khasah and nearby water plant as well as the military airport. The clashes are accompanied by heavy shelling and intense raids with dozens of missiles and rockets fired by government forces, which targeted the militants in the region.
 
Government forces were able to advance and control the villages of Abu Jdah and Alraovih, with information of casualties in the ranks of the organization due to shelling and clashes.

The government forces also shelled several areas in the village of Khirbet in north-west Hama, with no reports of casualties, as violent clashes between government forces and loyal militants on one hand, and the ISIS militants on the other hand, in the center of east countryside of Selmiya, accompanied by airstrikes carried out by government warplanes on some places in the region, while warplanes bombed areas in the town of Aqrab in the southern Hama, with no information about casualties.

Government forces have targeted areas in the villages of Kherbah and Serg in the southern countryside of Aleppo, and there were no reports of injuries. The government forces shelled areas in the towns of Khan el-asal and Bshqatin in the west countryside of Aleppo, resulting in material damages.

Several mortar shells were fired at areas in the suburb of al-Assad, near the city of Harasta in Ghouta, with no information about injuries, as warplanes carried out two raids on the areas in Sakba Farms East Balgoth, resulting in material damage

A number of battles occurred between government forces and loyal militants on one hand, and Islamic factions on the other hand, at the center of Jobar neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital, amid news of casualties among the two parties, while several mortar shells were fired at areas in the vicinity of Adwa neighborhood around the Russians tower in the Kassaa neighborhood in the capital, which led to several wounded.

TTTTThe Syrian army has advanced to the outskirts of an Islamic State-held village in northern Syria, where a key water pumping facility for Aleppo city is located, a monitor said on Tuesday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitoring group, said the army and allied forces made gains east of Aleppo, as Syrian government and Russian warplanes pounded the areas.

The army and its allies moved closer to the al-Khafsa area where the water supplies are located, and to the al-Jarrah military airport, the Observatory said

A Syrian military source said the army had advanced to areas “very close” to both.

Islamic State has lost ground in recent months to three separate campaigns in northern Syria – by the Russian-backed Syrian army, by U.S-backed Syrian militias, and by Turkey and allied Syrian rebels.