Government forces send military reinforcements to Al-Bab vicinity

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the Syrian government forces have brought large reinforcements to the vicinity of Al-Bab city in the eastern countryside of Aleppo.

Government forces send military reinforcements to Al-Bab vicinity
18 February, 2021   14:49
NEWS DESK

The Syrian Observatory said that, over the past three days, it had monitored the arrival of large military reinforcements for government forces to the southern axes of Al-Bab city in the eastern countryside of Aleppo.

According to the Observatory, the new reinforcements include groups of the Russian-backed "Fifth Corps", in addition to other military groups belonging to the 25th Division known as the "Al-Nimr Forces" led by "Suhail al-Hassen", where they arrived at the village of Aweisha, south of Al-Bab.

There were earlier reports that government forces were preparing to launch a military operation towards the city of Al-Bab, but this was not confirmed by any official sources.

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