s within a matter of hours.According to military-affiliated sources, the Syrian Air Force has kicked-off large scale operations over the skies of East Ghouta. So far, Sunday has witnessed Syrian jets hit holy warriors with thirty plus airstrikes.
Syrian warplanes reportedly struck holy warrior tactical positions, gathering points and movements in and around the district towns of Shifounyah, Douma, Hamouriyah, Sakba and Masraba.
The bombing raids by Syrian airpower are being reinforced by non-stop rocket and howitzer shelling by artillery forces of the Syrian Army.
The heavy bombardment of holy warrior defenses across East Ghouta comes as the Syrian Army is makes its final preparations for a massive ground offensive against armed rebel factions ‐ to be the largest ever conducted within the vicinity of the Syrian capital ‐ from multiple directions.
Syrian Army commander vows to ‘wipe the floor’ with militants in the East Ghouta
[ALMASDARNEWS] The commander of the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) Tiger Forces division, Major General Suheil Al-Hassan, was videotaped delivering a new speech to his soldiers in the East Ghouta. In the speech, the Tiger Forces commander vows to “wipe the floor” with the militants in the East Ghouta, adding that if they are going to play with fire, he will bring hell to them.
More "gonnas" there than "dids."
Islamist rebels hit Damascus city hard in retaliation for Syrian Army attack
[ALMASDARNEWS] The tit-for-tat attacks continued in east Damascus today, as Islamists fired several rockets and mortar shells towards the government-held districts in response to the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) overnight attack.
According to an al-Masdar field correspondent in Damascus, the Salafist tough guys fired tens of mortar shells and missiles into the capital city’s residential areas, causing several casualties in the process.
The field correspondent stated at least ten shells hit Dhahiyat al-Assad, while another twenty missiles and shells struck Bab Touma and Bab al-Salam.
The military would also strike the Jaramana suburb, which is located directly of the East Ghouta region.
As a result of this Islamist rebel attack on Damascus, more than ten civilians were maimed, including three children.
Syria: 77 civilians killed in regime bombardment
[Al Jazeera] At least 77 civilians have been killed near Damascus in less than 24 hours in heavy bombardment by Syrian government forces as they prepare a ground operation to recapture the opposition-held enclave, a war monitor group said.
Air raids and artillery fired on Eastern Ghouta - a suburb of the Syrian capital - have killed at least 20 children since Sunday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.
Some 300 people have been maimed during the attacks, according to the monitor.
"The heavy shelling targeted mainly all residential areas in Eastern Ghouta," Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the SOHR, told dpa news agency.
Government forces are preparing to launch a major ground assault on Eastern Ghouta following the heavy bombardment, which began on Sunday, SOHR said.