Originally Posted by
CrowBat
That should've been a MRL-attack on that facility _opening_ a pincer attack launched by insurgents:
- northern prong out of Sheik Saed District in southern Aleppo, towards south;
- western prong out of Khan Touman, outside aleppo, in eastern direction.
The insurgents nearly overrun the cement factory. Regime claims to have repelled that attack, but is still reporting about 'combing operations': why comb an area if it's under control...?
Anyway, that would mean that the route between Khan Nassir and Western (regime-held) Aleppo is now cut off too.
...even more so because the Daesh re-initiated its attack on Khan Nassir - Ithriya Road, and pushed the al-Qods al-Filistini Brigade back to km15 from Khan Nassir. The latter is now complaining it can't attack because of a sand-storm.
Now, sure, sand-storms are unpleasant and usually paralyze all military operations. However, yesterday al-Qods al-Filistini was claiming that it has punched through from Khan Nassir to Ithriya, while now it turns out it's stilla t km15 from its starting pont. So, this is another 'how comes' - if regime reports are 'truth'...?
...and that's only one part of regime's troubles in Aleppo area: south-east of the city, IRGC and BPM have approached to 4.5-5km from besieged garrison of Kweres AB, but the Daesh launched a pincer attack around their flanks. In the south the Daesh re-captured Jabol, and in the north it advanced for about 2-3km on a wide front.
Means: this 'regime' op is under threat of being cut off (too).
Gauging by vivid activity of MahanAir and SyrianAir airliners the last few days (3-4 flights between Iran and Syria on average, compared to 1 flight a day until mid-October), it's quite clear that the IRGC is hauling lots of reinforcements to Syria. Question is therefore if these are going to be enough, and then arrive on time too. Otherwise, Suleimani might find himself encricled in that giant 'pocket' around Aleppo.
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