SYRIA condemned illegal Turkish, Israeli and US military aggression in support of rebels yesterday as its troops liberated another Aleppo district.

Israeli jets violated Lebanese airspace overnight to launch missiles into south-western Syria in what the armed forces called a “desperate attempt” to boost morale among fundamentalists on the defensive across the country.

The target was apparently Lebanese Hezbollah guerillas allied to the government. No casualties were reported.

The Foreign Ministry hit back at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who openly admitted on Tuesday that his invasion of northern Syria was aimed at overthrowing the government.

“It’s ironic that a tyrant like Erdogan would talk about democracy when he has transformed Turkey into one big prison for everyone who opposes his policy,” a ministry source said.

On Tuesday the Pentagon claimed its prolonged air attack on Syrian army positions in the Isis-besieged city of Deir Ezzor in September was an “unintentional error.”

The attack killed more than 80 troops and allowed Isis to seize Thardeh mountain, which overlooks the city’s lifeline airport.

The statement admitted the US-led air operations centre gave Russian co-ordinators information about the targeted location ahead of time but failed to answer the hotline for 27 minutes while more than 30 air strikes proceeded.

In Aleppo, Syrian soldiers supported by Hezbollah smashed through insurgents’ lines in Sheikh Saeed in the city’s south-east yesterday, freeing the district within hours.

The breakthrough followed the collapse of resistance in the north of insurgent-occupied east Aleppo on Monday, freeing tens of thousands of civilians held hostage there.

Eight civilians, including two children, were killed by insurgent shelling, and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights claimed 25 civilians fleeing the fighting were killed by artillery fire.

Western-funded NGO the White Helmets put the death toll at 45, claiming the army was responsible.

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