09 September 2016 - 23:24
News ID: 423385
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Damascus:
Rasa - The Syrian army continued its military advances in Eastern Ghouta in the countryside of Damascus on Friday, and seized back more regions.
Damascus: Syrian Army Continues to Advance in Eastern Ghouta

RNA - The army units pushed deeper inside al-Reyhan farms and took more areas along the factories road in Eastern Ghouta, inflicting heavy losses on the terrorists.

 

"The Syrian army units foiled an attempt by the terrorists to attack their military positions in Eastern Ghouta," a military source further added.

 

Meantime, the Syrian fighter jets raided the terrorists' military positions in the town of Douma in Damascus countryside.

 

In a relevant development earlier on Friday, the Syrian military forces discovered a long tunnel of the terrorists in Eastern Ghouta and exploded it, leaving dozens of the terrorists stuck inside dead or wounded.

 

A long tunnel used by the militant groups to carry arms and transfer forces between the regions of Tal Kurdi and Tal al-Swan was detonated by the Syrian army.

 

Tens of the militants were killed or wounded in the attack.

 

Syrian soldiers also repelled terrorists' attacks near Barzeh road, leaving several militants dead.

 

Earlier this week, Syrian military forces engaged in fierce clashes with Jeish al-Islam terrorists in Eastern Ghouta and drove them out of a key region, inflicting a heavy death toll on the militants.

 

Jeish al-Islam suffered tens of casualties and pulled the remaining pockets of its forces from the Southwestern side of Rahbat al-Ishareh.

 

The Syrian army men also advanced towards town of Ma'arateh in Southern side of al-Moshrifeh and took control over arms depots there.

 

At least 40 militants were killed and many more were wounded in the army attacks.

 

Syrian fighter jet, for their part, pounded Jeish al-Islam's supply routes in Eastern Ghouta.

 

Meantime, a number of Takfiri terrorists were killed in Syrian missile units' shelling in al-Afi well region.

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