(Zaman Al Wasl)- Failaq al-Rahman on Sunday said it had ambushed army's elite forces in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs near the capital, killing at least 25 soldiers, the key rebel group said in statement.
Despite the Russian-brokered truce, fighting has renewed in Jobar neighborhood as regime forces and allied militias seek to capture the stubborn district.
Failq al-Rahman, which join the 'de-escalation' zone agreement in August, said 25 soldiers from the Fourth Armored Division, army's top elite unit, have been killed in an ambush in Jobar.
In relevant development, 12 local councils Eastern Ghouta demanded Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to end its presence in the eastern districts of Damascus..
The civil society and armed groups in Ghouta asked the fighters of formerly knows as Nusra Front to join moderate Free Syrian Army or to leave to Idlib province.
The Russian-brokered de-escalation agreement urged all armed parties to respect the deal, such a demand finds support of residents who suffer at least 6 years of daily bombing and sever blockade.
The evacuation policy for hardline fighters, including ISIS and al-Qaeda members, has turned regime’s first agenda to secure the capital and surrounding districts.
Comments About This Article
Please fill the fields below.