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30 Syrian regulars die in combat in Damascus
Damascus (Syria News) 30 members of the Syrian army’s 4th brigade were killed and others were wounded, at dawn today, in an ambush set by Rahman Legion, southwest of Jober neighborhood in Damascus.Qasioun News reported that the Islamist Syrian rebel group ‘Al-Rahman Legion’ set an ambush for the members of the Syrian army’s 4th brigade in al-Manasher area, southwest of Jober neighborhood in Damascus. Meanwhile, battles took place between the government forces and rebel groups on the outskirts of the neighborhood, amid mutual artillery and rocket shelling, as well as the firing of dozens of GGM missiles on Jober neighborhood. The army’s 4th brigade suffered heavy human and material losses since the beginning of this month, after leaving Daraa to be deployed in Damascus. It is noteworthy that the Syrian government forces, backed by the army’s 4th brigade and Republican Guards, have failed to break into the rebel-held Jober neighborhood in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Posted by: badanov 2017-08-18 |
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