(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian Islamist factions have recaptured territory from regime army and allied militia in Eastern Ghouta suburbs, activists said Tuesday.
The recent gain came after Rebels had formed a new military operations room in the embattled suburbs included Islam Army, Ajnad al-Sham, Ahrar al-Sham, Nusra Front and Failaq al-Rahman.
On Monday Syrian regime army backed by Shiite militias took ground in Marj al-Sultan region near the rebel-controlled military airport of al-Marj. Such advance has not last more than few hours.
Islam Army said regime forces backed by Russia's warplanes aim to divide Eastern Ghouta suburbs into two parts and to cut the main supply route by Taking Marj al-Sultan region.
The powerful rebel group said more than 150 regime troops have been killed in the ongoing clashes.
On Sunday, about 70 people, including women and children, had been killed in air and missile attacks on a school district in Douma and neighboring suburbs east Damascus.
In relevant development, Russia's defense ministry said on Tuesday its planes had carried out air strikes to support four rebel groups in Syria, saying it was working to try to unite the efforts of the Free Syrian Army and government troops against Islamic State, Reuters reported.
It said it had conducted strikes in support of a group called "Ganim" which it said was part of the Free Syrian Army, as well as in support of a group called "Desert Lions", another group called "Kalamun," and another called "the Democratic Forces."
Meanwhile, the United States and Russia agreed Tuesday to push ahead with Syrian peace talks in New York this week, after intense talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and President Vladimir Putin.
After a three-hour meeting in Moscow between Putin and Kerry, Russia and the United States appeared to be a step closer to each other's positions on Syria, though differences remained on the fate of Bashar al-Assad.
"We support the idea of convening in New York another meeting of the International Syria Support Group at the ministerial level this Friday, December 18," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks at the Kremlin.
Syria's war started with a pro-democracy movement that grew into an armed uprising and has inflamed regional confrontations. About 300,000 people have died in the conflict, according to United Nations estimates.
The recent gain came after Rebels had formed a new military operations room in the embattled suburbs included Islam Army, Ajnad al-Sham, Ahrar al-Sham, Nusra Front and Failaq al-Rahman.
On Monday Syrian regime army backed by Shiite militias took ground in Marj al-Sultan region near the rebel-controlled military airport of al-Marj. Such advance has not last more than few hours.
Islam Army said regime forces backed by Russia's warplanes aim to divide Eastern Ghouta suburbs into two parts and to cut the main supply route by Taking Marj al-Sultan region.
The powerful rebel group said more than 150 regime troops have been killed in the ongoing clashes.
On Sunday, about 70 people, including women and children, had been killed in air and missile attacks on a school district in Douma and neighboring suburbs east Damascus.
In relevant development, Russia's defense ministry said on Tuesday its planes had carried out air strikes to support four rebel groups in Syria, saying it was working to try to unite the efforts of the Free Syrian Army and government troops against Islamic State, Reuters reported.
It said it had conducted strikes in support of a group called "Ganim" which it said was part of the Free Syrian Army, as well as in support of a group called "Desert Lions", another group called "Kalamun," and another called "the Democratic Forces."
Meanwhile, the United States and Russia agreed Tuesday to push ahead with Syrian peace talks in New York this week, after intense talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and President Vladimir Putin.
After a three-hour meeting in Moscow between Putin and Kerry, Russia and the United States appeared to be a step closer to each other's positions on Syria, though differences remained on the fate of Bashar al-Assad.
"We support the idea of convening in New York another meeting of the International Syria Support Group at the ministerial level this Friday, December 18," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks at the Kremlin.
Syria's war started with a pro-democracy movement that grew into an armed uprising and has inflamed regional confrontations. About 300,000 people have died in the conflict, according to United Nations estimates.
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