Syrian government forces have launched a campaign to
uproot rebel forces from the areas of Eastern and Western Ghouta in
Outer Damascus in order to secure the Syrian capital and the route to
the Damascus International Airport, according to pro-Assad Lebanese
daily al-Mayadeen.
Al-Mayadeen added that the campaign began last week around the heavily contested village of al-Mleiha, roughly 10 kilometers east of Damascus, with the Syrian army claiming to have advanced in the farmland surrounding the town.
Meanwhile, pro-opposition news site
All4Syria reported Friday that rebels had mounted a “lightening” operation along the road to the Damascus International Airport, killing more than 160 fighters from the regime’s 81st Brigade
and taking the group’s leader prisoner.
All4Syria added that among the
regime casualties was Ali Haidar, the general responsible for the
government campaign against al-Mleiha. Al-Mleiha,
which lies between the Syrian capital and rebel-held areas of outer
Damascus, has been the site of heavy fighting for nearly 18 months. by Syria Direct
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