The Orthodox Rebel

Update On Mang Military Airport, 24th April (direct translation from ANNA News)

It is the second week since the onslaught of armed groups on the Mang military airport, which is situated in the north of Aleppo.
In this attack participates a very large amount of bandits from different brigades and nations, according to them their main force is the brigade Al-Shishan - "Chechens" - and the brigade Usud Allah.
In the beginning of the offensive the armed fighters managed to gain some success and started to celebrate a victory. However, the soldiers of the Syrian army were able to disperse quickly and depart from the airport at a distance of 3 km, after which the aircraft carried out several strikes on the fighters' territory.
Airstrikes continue for 3 days now, during this time the bandits were unable to come near the airport. After this, inhabitants from the Nabl and Alzahera villages came to the protection of the airport and joined ranks with the soldiers of the army, to fight off the attack.
The fight around the airport still continued on the 24th, but with less intensity. According to eyewitnesses, casualties among the bandits are around 250 killed and many wounded, as well as 4 tanks that had been stolen; on the other side, 4 soldiers of the army died.