REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DAMASCUS -- The Syrian Air Force intensified airstrikes on the rebels in the northern province of Aleppo on Saturday, cutting thus all routes the rebels could open into Aleppo city, the national Syrian TV reported.

The airstrikes destroyed tens of vehicles with their occupants on several routes that could lead the rebels into breaking the government siege on the eastern part of Aleppo.

The report said the airstrikes isolated the battle sites in the vicinity of the military colleges in southern Aleppo, supporting the ground operations fought by the Syrian army against the sites infiltrated by the rebel groups in parts of the artillery college base.

"The airstrikes paralyzed the movement of the terrorist groups southwest of Aleppo, cutting by fire all routes into the city," said the TV.

Earlier in the day, an array of extremist groups, mainly the Fateh Army, succeeded to storm parts of the artillery college base in southern Aleppo, engaging in intense battles with the Syrian army in that base and the adjacent military colleges.

The aim of the rebels was to open a route from the al-Ramuseh town in southwestern Aleppo into the besieged rebel-held areas in eastern the city.

Military sources told Xinhua that intense battles are still raging in the military bases south of Aleppo, in a bid to prevent the rebels from advancing farther.

Last month, the Syrian army intensified battles against the rebels in Aleppo, cutting their last supply route into the eastern part of that city, in a bid to force them to surrender.

But battles flared as several rebel groups in Aleppo unleashed repeated attacks to break that siege.

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