(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 12 civilians killed on Monday in heavy bombardments on besieged eastern Ghouta suburbs as opposition factions surrounded the regime army's only military base where 250 troops have been trapped, local activists said.
Jaish al-Islam group backed by rebel factions have pressed new gains in the Armoured Vehicles Base in Harast suburb, taking 5 blocs despite of regime reports of breaking the siege.
12 martyrs so far including a mother and her 3 children, killed by warplanes airstrikes targeting #Douma city.
— The White Helmets (@SyriaCivilDef) January 8, 2018
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SANA, State-run news agency, said on Sunday that "Units from the Syrian Arab Army have brought an end to the encirclement of the Armoured Vehicles Base in Harasta," it said, adding that operations were ongoing to fully secure the base, AFP reported.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the fighting in Harasta since the base was surrounded in late December left 72 regime fighters and 87 rebels dead.
The shelling and bombardment of besieged Ghouta, where the humanitarian conditions have sharply deteriorated in recent months, has also claimed a heavy toll on civilians.
The latest casualties came on Monday when air strikes killed 11 people in Madira, Arbin, Douma, Saqba and Hazzeha in Eastern Ghouta.
More than 470,000 people have been killed and 12 millions have been driven from their homes since Syria's revolutions erupted in 2011.
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