Syrian Army Repels 3 Terrorist Attacks in Eastern Ghouta

Major General Vladimir Zolotukhin, a spokesman for the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, said on Thursday that the terrorists attacked the humanitarian corridor in al-Wafedin camp from the three regions of Eastern Harasta, Western al-Rayhanah and Northern al-Shoufaniyeh on the third day of ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta.

In a relevant development early Thursday, the Syrian army launched a nightly raid on the Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, capturing one of the most important and longest tunnels used by the terrorists.

Field sources reported on Thursday that the army forces killed and wounded tens of terrorists during military operations in Eastern Ghouta which led to the liberation of Hawsh al-Zawaherah and the nearby areas after the end of the daily ceasefire.

They added that the Syrian army soldiers won control of several key tunnels used by the terrorists, including a 7-km-long multi-storey tunnel from al-Rayhan farms in the North to Hazarma in the South.

According to the sources, the army troops could also cleanse over 5sq/km of lands in Eastern Ghouta from terrorists during the operations to liberate the town of Hawsh al-Zawaherah.