The current battle for Aleppo is shaping up to dictate the future of the war , the SAA need to achieve their objective of sealing of the FSA inside Aleppo City. The FSA are hanging on for survival as they fight two losing fronts against the government and ISIS._____________________________________________________________________WIKIMAPIA REFERENCE: wikimapia.org/#lang=en& ;amp;lat=36.227381&lon=37.184601&z=12&m=b-POINTS OF INTEREST-* Both sides are tired, after 3 years of fighting both they are exhausted , in men and material, it's a war of attrition in every sense of the word. Its hard to estimate the amount of men involved(a lot) but I guarantee the structure has it so that whole divisional units are split up to act as QRF/fire brigade/kampfgruppe to rush towards any rebel/jihadist attack or ambush.* The goal of the SAA should be too surround Aleppo and choke the supply lines then consolidate forces to create a defense from nubbol, Aleppo, to Kuweyres airbase (lake south) .... My next article will involve the upcoming strategy for the SAA in this region, I believe their best interest lies in striking towards Ariha and then to Idlib City and.... soon* The FSA have received the tow missle system in this region, which has called local command to implement a more cautious strategy, time is time and thats everything, snipers and Fobservers are important for calling in direct/indirect fire.* With the liberation of Aleppo Central Prison and the infantry school (Sheikh Najaar too) The opposition forces have been pushed out of the north eastern parts and suburbs of the city.* A lot more fighting ahead, both sides seem willing to slug it out to the end. As long as there are guns and butter... men will fight, so it seems the adage will hold true as there always seems to be more bombs and rounds to go around. The number of men still available will always shrink and both sides are feeling the strain of sustained warfare.* Will be getting back to the blog and my new sight soon, just wanted to post. Sorry for the long absence but I'm back to doing what I enjoy.If you want to see why the arab spring and ukraine crisis happened check out my website and click on azerbaijan. Nat Gas and Oil is everything.