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Syrian Army resumes offensive in east Damascus, punishes Islamist defenses
[AlMasdar] The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their large-scale offensive in the eastern suburbs of Damascus this week, after taking a brief hiatus to negotiate a possible ceasefire agreement with the Salafist tough guys of Faylaq al-Rahman.Using elephant missiles to weaken the Islamist revolve, the Syrian Arab Army’s 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division repeatedly pounded Faylaq al-Rahman’s defenses in Jobar, inflicting heavy damage on several trenches and bases. While the Syrian Arab Army’s infantry units have yet to storm the area, a source in Damascus told al-Masdar that the military is attempting to force Faylaq al-Rahman’s expel their al-Qaeda allies, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, from the eastern suburbs of Damascus. If Faylaq al-Rahman does indeed expel HTS hard boyz from eastern Damascus, the military source stated that the Syrian Army will respect a ceasefire in Jobar and ’Ayn Tarma. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-08-24 |
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