With this advance, the rebel-held part of Aleppo city was fully besieged[2][91][92] and the al-Layramoun roundabout came under artillery fire-control.[93] Government forces than proceeded to set up sandbag barriers on the road.[94] Meanwhile, the military made more advances in the Bani Zeid and al-Layramoun areas, capturing most of the factories.[95] Later in the day, a rebel counter-attack[96] managed to retake some territory in the area of the Castello Road, but the road still remained cut.[27] A rebel commander stated they do not have any tunnel or strategic stockpile to feed 300,000 people in the besieged areas.[97] By 18 July, the rebel counter-attack on the Castello highway was repelled.[98]