(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Syrian army troops continued their advances against ISIS in Eastern Aleppo and came closer to the strategic town of al-Bab.
The army men engaged in fierce clashes with ISIS in the village of Ma'eizileh and managed to take control over the village.
The army soldiers had seized control over al-Hawareh hill and al-Majbal region earlier.
In the meantime, the army troops targeted ISIS's positions in Southeastern Aleppo, and also engaged in fierce clashes with ISIS in Jabal (mount) al-Shabith East of the town of Khanasser.
Also in the past 24 hours, the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed 892 terrorist targets near the Syrian town of al-Bab in Aleppo province as ISIS is entrapped under the Syrian army troops' siege.
Chief of the General Staff's Main Operational Directorate Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi announced that "the jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed 892 terrorist targets near al-Bab".
The Syrian Army continued its advances against ISIS in Eastern Aleppo and drove terrorists out of more key towns and hills near the town of al-Bab, deploying forces in the nearest positions to the terrorist-held town.
Also on Wednesday, Syrian army troops continued their advances against ISIS in Eastern Aleppo and took control over a strategic road connecting the Kuweires region to the town of Khanasser.
The army men first pushed ISIS back from Tal (hill) al-Hawareh, and al-Jaboul lake South-East of Aleppo province and then moved towards the road connecting areas South of the Kuweires airbase to the Northeast of Khanasser town that ends in al-Hawareh hill.
The ISIS suffered heavy casualties and its military hardware sustained major damage in the army's advances.
Field sources said Russia's aerial back up played a crucial role in the advances made by the Syrian army's ground troops in al-Majbal region and al-Hawareh hill West of al-Oweishiyeh hill.
"Army's control over these hills has enabled the government troops to monitor the terrorists' movements on the key road of Tadif-Al-Bab, and tightened siege on ISIS inside al-Bab town.
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