According to Tasnim dispatches, Syrian troops and their allies on Monday managed to encircle al-Bab, located in the countryside of Aleppo, after seizing a major district there.
The army troops continued to make gains against the militants and wrested control of Awishyah village as well as a key hilltop there.
The army is now only a few hundred meters away from a road that links al-Bab to Raqqah and Deir ez-Zor provinces.
The government forces have now besieged Daesh terrorists in the towns of al-Bab, Bizaah, Qabasin and Tedif.
The latest achievement reaffirmed the Syrian military’s might and prowess to fully liberate the province from the terrorists after retaking the city of Aleppo.
On December 15, Syria announced the liberation of Aleppo, with President Bashar al-Assad praising the victory as “history in the making and worthy of more than the word ‘congratulations’.”
Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist groups, including Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL), currently controlling parts of it.
According to a report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research, the conflict has claimed the lives of over 470,000 people, injured 1.9 million others, and displaced nearly half of the country’s pre-war population of about 23 million within or beyond its borders.