Syrian Army Restarts Anti-Terrorism Operation in Eastern Damascus

Rasa - The Syrian Army troops relaunched their operation against the Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) in Eastern Ghouta after Faylaq al-Rahman militants failed to drive the Al-Nusra out of the region.

News ID: 431337

Date: 30 July 2017 - 23:08

RNA - The army men restarted hitting Al-Nusra's positions and imposed control over several positions in Jobar region.

In the meantime, the army's artillery and missile units shelled Al-Nusra centers in Arfeh area in the depth of Jobar region, destroying terrorists' command centers and arms depot.

The artillery and missile units also targeted terrorists' movements along a road that connects Jobar and Ein Terma to positons behind the Al-Nusra's defense lines.

Also, the Syrian Air Force carried out several combat sorties over the Al-Nusra' concentration centers in Ein Terma-Jobar-Zmelka and Sonbol petrol station, killing and wounding a large number of terrorists.

Field sources reported on Saturday that hundreds of people took to the streets in different regions in the Central parts of Eastern Ghouta calling on Al-Nusra Front to leave the region.

The sources said that hundreds of people poured into the streets in the towns of Douma, Arbin and Kafr Batna and called for expulsion of Al-Nusra terrorists from Eastern Ghouta.

The sources went on to say that the Al-Nusra militants opened fire at the protestors in Kafra Batna, but the protestors attacked the militants and forced them to flee the area.

In the meantime, fresh clashes erupted between the Al-Nusra and Faylaq al-Rahman terrorist group after the latter closed off the road to the Al-Nusra and forced them to hand over their arms.

The clashes came after Faylaq al-Rahman's failure to expel Al-Nusra from Eastern Ghouta according to Russia's ultimatum.

Some sources reported that declaration of ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta will be probably delayed and the army will continue its anti-terrorism operation in Ein Terma and Jobar regions.

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