More than 50 Syrian soldiers and pro-regime gunmen were killed along with 65 opposition fighters in the fierce fighting the northern governorate of Aleppo since Tuesday morning.
The fighting led to the regular troops' control of Bashkoi and Ratyan villages on the northern rural outskirts of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said in its night update.
SOHR added that it documented at least 65 deaths on the opposition side including 43 local fighters.