"The battle for the liberation of the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib continues, despite some seething coming from the north," Assad quotes SANA.

He noted that also "the battle is continuing for the liberation of all Syrian land, the destruction of terrorism and the achievement of stability."

Earlier it was reported that the Syrian army liberated the settlements of Kafr Dail and Al-Mansur, the upland of Tel Shuweikhan and the Al-Khalyakim region in the west of Aleppo province, as well as the areas of Ar Rashidin, Agel, Oveigel to the south-west of the city of Aleppo .