The battle for northern Aleppo has become the most violent front in this Syrian conflict, as the original NDF offensive was later countered by the Al-Qaeda branch in Syria “Jabhat Al-Nusra” (Al-Nusra Front).
On the first day of the offensive, the National Defense Forces (NDF) captured a total of 87 militants from Jabhat Al-Nusra spread across the 4 villages of Hardatineen, Ratyan, Bashkoy, and Duweir Al-Zeitoun.
The following day, Jabhat Al-Nusra revealed that they captured 49 National Defense Forces (NDF) fighters in the town of Ratyan after posting a video of the captured men.