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- On November 17, Syrian government forces attacked Aqrab;
- On November 20, the Syrian army and Hezbollah took control of the most part of Aqrab, seized Tal Zuhur, a number of points in Hanano Neighborhood and Old Sheikh Najjar Industrial area;
- On November 21, Government forces are in control of about 90% of Aqrab
- On November 22, government forces are in contol of al-Assad neighborhood, 1070 Apartment Project, Aqrab and Hikma;
- On November 28, the army took control of Inzarat, Haydariyah, Ayn at-Tal, Ba’edin, Hellok, Jabal Badro, Sakhur and surrounded Sheikh Kheder. At the same day, Sheikh kheder was liberated;
- On November 29, government forces are advancing in the neighborhoods of Turbet Lala and Tareeq al-Bab;
- On November 30, government forces took control over Sheikh Sa’eed, the Sadcop Fuel Depot, the Ma’saraniyah Youth Housing;
- On December 1, government forces continued attacks against militants in Karam al-Jazmati, Karam al-Tarab, Amiriyah and Sikarry and in Bustan al-Qasr;
- On December 2, the Syrian army and its allies withdrew from Sheikh Saeed. Later this day, government forces took over a half of Al-Myassar Jazmati.
Why did they withdrew from Sheikh Saeed?
I read they hadn’t had time to fortify before a substantial counterattack.
I am wondering what exactly makes Sheikh Saeed so precious for the terrorists that they defend it by all means, whereas the SAA captures northern parts of East Aleppo relatively quickly. Or are there simply better Syrian troops in the north than in the south?