ISIS have taken advantage and launched a new offensive in Aleppo province following Russia's decision to target Free Syrian army rebels and Al-Qaeda affiliated groups.

The jihadi group released a statement confirming they had taken over the 'strategic' infantry academy close to Aleppo's northern industrial area.

US jets have reportedly been told to keep 20 miles from the Russian jets to avoid getting caught up in clashes, providing ISIS with the chance to make rapid gains without fear of coalition strikes.

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French army Rafale jet before taking off from a base in The Gulf as France bombs ISIS positions in Raqqa

France have support coalition strikes, targeting a suspected ISIS training camp in Raqqa province

ISIS's latest gains come as France announced they carried out airstrikes in Syria. They targeted an ISIS training camp in Raqqa province.

French defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian revealed: 'France hit Daesh [Isis] in Syria last night in Raqqa ... It is not the first time, nor will it be the last time,'

'French Rafale jets delivered bombs on this training camp and the targets were met,' he confirmed.

Rami Abdulrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, confirmed that the villages of Tel Suseen and Tel Qarah, previously held by rebel groups, had been overrun by ISIS.

ISIS militants also released a statement, confirming they had seized a 'strategic' primary school in Aleppo. They are now thought to be less than two miles from the northern edge of Aleppo city.

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ISIS have made a significant breakthrough in Aleppo province and are now less than two miles from the outskirts of the main city

French defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian revealed: 'France hit Daesh [Isis] in Syria last night in Raqqa ... It is not the first time, nor will it be the last time'

US jets have reportedly been told to keep 20 miles from the Russian jets to avoid getting caught up in clashes, providing ISIS with the chance to make rapid gains without fear of coalition strikes

ISIS released pictures today showing their militants preparing homemade rockets for an attack in Aleppo

ISIS have taken advantage of the recent Russian airstrikes and made significant ground in Aleppo province

A top Iranian general has been killed in an attack by ISIS militants near the Syrian city of Aleppo as Russian airstrikes continue to target rebel groups in the surrounding provinces.

Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani had been working as a military adviser for the Assad regime. His death was confirmed by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

The IRGC said in a statement that Hamedani had been playing an 'important role... reinforcing the front of Islamic resistance against the terrorists.'

Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, described Hamedani's death as 'a huge loss' in the fight against jihadist groups in Syria.

Shamkhani said the loss would be 'avenged' and that this would lead to the 'complete destruction' of the jihadi groups in Syria.

Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani had been working as a military advisor for the Assad regime. His death was confirmed by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)

Russian airstrikes have allowed ISIS militants to advance within two miles from the northern edge of Aleppo city

ISIS has continued to make inroads in Aleppo province, taking advantage of Russian airstrikes which continue to target Free Syrian Army and other rebel group positions in the nearby area

Russian helicopters have repeatedly been used to attack rebel positions in Latakia, Homs and Hama province

The Russian Defence Ministry released aerial footage of their targeted strikes in Syria

Russia has insisted that the attacks are designed to stamp out ISIS and other jihadi groups in Syria

Hamedani was a veteran of the Iran-Iraq War and had served as deputy chief commander of Iran's elite forces since 2005.

He is one of the most senior Guard commanders to be killed in Syria, and the second this year.

In January, Brig Gen Mohammad Ali Allahdadi was killed in an Israeli air strike in Syria that also killed six Lebanese Hezbollah fighters.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard have been assisting Assad forces and Hezbollah in their fighting campaign on the ground in Syria.

Iran's continual support for Bashar al-Assad recently received a boost with the arrival an increase in Russian forces in the region and the use of targeted strikes against US backed rebels and Al Qaeda linked rebels in Hama and Latakia province.

Hossein Hamedani (right) was a veteran of the Iran-Iraq War and had served as deputy chief commander of Iran's elite forces since 2005.

Rebel groups released footage of Russian helicopters targeting their bases in the Syrian countryside

Hamedani is one of the most senior Guard commanders to be killed in Syria, and the second this year.