"The operation aimed at securing the M5 road connecting Aleppo with the capital Damascus as well as the road linking the northwestern countryside of Aleppo with the provincial capital," the officer said on condition of anonymity.
Another officer reaffirmed that the vicinity of Aleppo is safe as well as the road between northwestern Aleppo and the city itself.
"The road has been secured and it's now safe from the provincial capital of Aleppo toward the towns of Nubbul and Zahra in northwestern Aleppo," he said.
Addressing the military operation in Aleppo, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Monday that the recent victory of the Syrian army in Aleppo province is a prelude to the major defeat of the rebels elsewhere.
In a televised speech following the major victory of the Syrian army in the western and northwestern countryside of Aleppo, Assad said it does not mean the end of war, nor the elimination of terrorism.
"But this victory is a prelude to the complete defeat (of the rebels and their backers) sooner or later," Assad said in his speech aired on the national TV.
Assad, meanwhile, said the battle for retaking all areas in Aleppo and Idlib countryside in northern Syria is ongoing and so is the battle to "liberate all Syrian soil, eliminate terrorism, and achieve stability."
Also, by securing the western countryside of Aleppo, the International Airport of Aleppo will resume working on Wednesday for the first time since 2017.
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