The Assad military continues to bombard Darayya, southwest of Damascus, amid ongoing fighting between regime forces and insurgents for control of the suburb — activists report at least 22 bombs, including “barrel bombs”, dropped today.
There seems to be a massive push to demolishing territory in and near Darayya, flattening vast areas so that opposition forces cannot go there and fight back. EA world View said
The airstrikes, including barrel bombs, means civilians are too scared to support or give shelter to opposition forces — who then have no place to go.
You can start to see how the regime’s strategy works on these areas that it cannot take by ground attacks.
Meanwhile, Darayya has taken on added importance as insurgents try to connect areas they control in West Ghouta with south Damascus, blocking the regime’s route south to Dara’a Province. EA
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