Syrian army declares liberation of Hanano in eastern Aleppo

Syrian armed forces and allies have managed to seize control of a key district in the northwestern city of Aleppo, which has been a flash point over the past few months.

Syrian armed forces and allies have managed to seize control of a key district in the northwestern city of Aleppo, which has been a flash point over the past few months.

The Syrian army declared the full liberation of Hanano in eastern Aleppo on Saturday, hours after the forces launched a major offensive in the area.

A monitoring group based in Britain confirmed that the neighborhood was mostly under the control of the Syrian forces.

The recapture of the neighborhood comes 10 days after pro-government forces resumed an offensive on the city’s eastern part, which is under the control of militants.