Islam Times - Key militia leader killed in Aleppo

Islam Times - According to sources Al Nur ad-Din, a terror militia based in Aleppo, lost one his top commanders when the Syrian army targeted the group’s positions in order to regain control of the region.

Bakri Ahmed Zureiq is said to have perished in Ramouseh in clashes opposing his militia and the armed forces.

It is worth noting that al-Nur ad-Din, led by Sheikh Tawfiq Shahabuddin, announced its separation from the Unification Brigade before its integration in the Army of the Mujahideen.

In Aleppo, a military source said that army units killed scores of terrorists and injured others in the neighbourhoods of al-Jaberiyeh and al-Layramoun, the area of al-Ma'amel in al-Sheikh Said neighborhood, al-Kastello, Aleppo Old City, Saif al-Dawla and Al Berri area in al-Nairab.

The source added that terrorists were inflicted heavy losses upon in the villages and towns of al-Jdeideh, Tal Refaat, Daret Ezza, the surrounding area of Aleppo central prison, al-Ramouseh, al-Tamoura, al-Hajeb, Koroum, al-Dweihi, Khan al-Asal and Damascus-Aleppo road in Aleppo countryside, destroying heavy machinegun-equipped vehicles.