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| Reconquest of rebel-held eastern Damascus: offensive on East Ghouta as reinforcements arrive |
| 2017-07-17 |
| Syrian rebels attack Russian embassy in Damascus [ARA News] Syrian rebels on Sunday launched a mortar attack against the Russian embassy in the capital Damascus, causing material damage, local sources reported. According to the state news agency SANA, at least two shells were fired at the Russian embassy, one hitting the compound while the other fell nearby. Syrian rebels in the suburbs of Damascus have previously struck the Russian embassy. The attack in Damascus came hours after a bomb went kaboom!near a hospital in the rebel-held north-western city of Idlib. At least six civilians were reportedly maimed in the kaboom, including two children. Syrian Army launches offensive to capture large East Ghouta town [AlMasdar] The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a massive attack this afternoon in the East Ghouta region of Damascus that targeted Jaysh Al-Islam’s last positions in the town of Hawsh Al-Dawahra. Backed by the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF), the 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard stormed Hawsh Al-Dawahra using six armored vehicles to break-through the Islamist defenses at the eastern axis of the town. According to preliminary reports from the military, the Syrian Arab Army has advanced through Jaysh Al-Islam’s defenses at Hawsh Al-Dawahra’s eastern axis, inflicting heavy damage on the latter’s fortifications in the process. A military source told Al-Masdar News that the Syrian Arab Army is attempting to reach Al-Shufouniyah, which is the second largest town in the East Ghouta region. Russian jets launch heavy airstrikes over East Ghouta: opposition media [AlMasdar] The Russian Air Force launched several heavy airstrikes over the East Ghouta region of Damascus, Sunday, pro-opposition Ghouta Now News reported. According to Ghouta Now, the Russian airstrikes struck the East Ghouta towns of Zamalka, Hazah, and Al-Shifouniyah. While Ghouta Now posted pictures of explosions in the aforementioned East Ghouta towns, they did not provide any proof to corroborate their claims that these airstrikes were conducted by the Russian Air Force. The Russian Air Force does not usually carry out airstrikes over any part of Damascus, unless they have direct coordinates of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions. Pro-government reinforcements pour into east Damascus [AlMasdar] The Shadi Regiment of the National Defense Forces (NDF) announced on Saturday that they have sent reinforcements to the eastern suburbs of Damascus to aid the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in their ongoing offensives at Jobar and ‘Ayn Tarma. The Shadi Regiment was previously in the Homs Governorate prior to their deployment to the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday. With many buildings recently captured in the ‘Ayn Tarma Triangle, the Syrian Arab Army needs reinforcements to fortify their positions in the area. In the coming days, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies are expected to intensify their attack on eastern Damascus, as the recent arrival reinforcements frees up many soldiers. |
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