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More East Ghouta rebels surrender as Army advances, tit for tat kills 20+ each in Damascus and E. Ghouta, Russia sez E.G. 65% rebel-free
[ALMASDARNEWS] Up to 15 rebel fighters have turned themselves in to the Syrian government in an Eastern Ghouta town as more civilians are granted safe exit from embattled area.According to a military source, 15 gunnies from the al-Qaeda-linked Faylaq al-Rahman group ‐ including two snipers ‐ have surrendered to the Syrian Army in Kafr Batna town. Kafr batna, a former key bastion for the ultraconservative faction, has fallen to the government forces two days ago. Meanwhile, ...back at the shootout, Butch clutched at his other shoulder...... fierce fighting is currently taking place as the Army troops launched an assault to recapture Hazah and Ayn Tarma Valley. East Ghouta militants massacre civilians in Damascus, 20 or more killed [ALMASDARNEWS] Militants in the East Ghouta region fired several missiles and artillery shells into Damascus city, killing and wounding scores of civilians. According to an Al-Masdar field correspondent in Damascus, the militants fired a missile into the Kashkoul District, hitting a crowded market in the city. The correspondent added that the death toll is rapidly rising, with more than 20 civilians already reported dead as a result of this attack. In addition to the attack on Kashkoul, the militants also wounded one woman and five children in the Mezzeh District of Damascus after they launched several indiscriminate artillery shells into the area. Syria's war: 16 children die in Eastern Ghouta school attack [Al Jazeera] At least 16 children and four women are reported to have been killed after a school in Syria's Eastern Ghouta was hit by an air raid. The deaths came as the government bombardment of the enclave resumed following a brief lull, activists told Al Jazeera. The attack on the school, which acted as a shelter for children in the town of Irbin, occurred on Monday night, the activists said. Overnight shelling of remaining rebel-held towns of Eastern Ghouta has killed a total of 32 people, the activists said. The area, which has been under rebel control since mid-2013, has been under a relentless bombing campaign, launched by Russian-backed Syrian forces a month ago. Russia says 65 pct of Syria's eastern Ghouta is free of rebels: RIA [AlAhram] Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that 65 percent of territory in Syria's eastern Ghouta had been "liberated from terrorists," the RIA news agency reported. His ministry said earlier on Tuesday that the total number of civilians, mostly children, who had been evacuated from the district since the start of a humanitarian operation has risen to 79,702. Posted by: Fred 2018-03-21 |
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