On Monday afternoon, the Syrian Arab Army’s “Cheetah Forces” – in coordination with the National Defense Forces (NDF) of Aleppo City and Kataebat Al-Ba’ath (Al-Ba’ath Battalions) – broke-through the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham’s (ISIS) frontline defenses at the strategic town of Sheikh Ahmad in the Deir Hafer Plains and imposed full control over this large area after a series of intense firefights this week.
According to a military source from the Tiger Forces in the city of Al-Safira, the Cheetah Forces and their allies are less than 2km away from lifting the two year long siege at the Kuweries Military Airport; if successful, this will be a devastating defeat for ISIS in the Aleppo Governorate’s eastern countryside.