The Syrian army continued on Thursday confronting the terrorist attacks on various cities across the country, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

The Syrian army continued on Thursday confronting the terrorist attacks on various cities across the country, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

The Syrian army encountered an attack launched by the terrorist groups on Khan Toman village in Aleppo southern countryside, destroying a tank and killing scores of militants.

Terrorists Breach Ceasefire

Terrorists of al-Nusra Front (Qaeda branch in the Levant) and other terrorist organizations affiliated to it targeted with rocket shells the residential neighborhoods in Aleppo city, violating the truce in Aleppo which came into force on Thursday at dawn, according to SANA.

A source at Aleppo Governorate told SANA reporter that terrorist organizations targeted with 20 rocket shells the neighborhoods of al-Ashrafyia, al-Zahraa, al-Midan and al-Sulimania, Family House area and al-Farah School in Aleppo city.

The source added that the attacks caused material damage to private and public properties.

The 48-hour truce came into force in Aleppo city as of 1 a.m. on Thursday May 5th, 2016.

Terrorist organizations targeted in the last 10 days the residential neighborhoods in Aleppo with hundreds of rocket and mortar shells, claiming the lives of tens of citizens, injuring hundreds and causing massive material damage to citizens’ houses and to al-Razi and al-Dabeet hospitals.