The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) – backed by the National Defense Forces (NDF) and Al-Ba’ath Brigades (Liwaa Al-Ba’ath) – carried out a heavy assault on the militants from the Islamic Front (Jabhat Al-Islamiyya) at the Khan Touman Quarter of Aleppo City, destroying 4 pick-up trucks mounted with doshkas and killing 9 enemy combatants before advancing westward. Fighting has recently picked-up in the Khan Touman Quarter after almost 2 months of minor skirmishes.