Syrian Army Expanding Buffer Zone in Eastern Damascus

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian Army troops continued their operations against Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) in Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday to stretch their chain of security around the capital city.

News ID: 65504

Date: 08 August 2017 - 15:12

The army men, backed up by artillery and missile units, engaged in fierce clashes with Al-Nusra in several areas in Ein Terma and Jobar regions and managed to advance against the terrorists in furnaces district in Jobar and Suzuki neighborhood in Ein Terma.

The artillery and missile units pounded an important base of Al-Nusra in Ein Terma, killing a large number of terrorist in the base.

Meantime, a military source confirmed that the army soldiers prevailed over the Al-Nusra's defense lines in Ein Terma and captured several buildings overlooking the Western and Central parts of Ein Terma.

The army men also imposed full control over several strategic buildings in Showan neighborhood in Ein Terma after hours of clashes.

Relevant reports said on Saturday that the army soldiers engaged in tough battle with Al-Nusra along the road connecting the regions of Jobar and Ein Terma, and took full control over the petrol station and its surrounding areas in Ein Terma.

In the meantime, the army's artillery and missile units targeted Al-Nusra' movements and positions in Eastern Ghouta, while the warplanes bombed heavily several positions of Al-Nusra in Jobar and Ein Terma.

According to field reports, the Al-Nusra faced riot and collapse after the recent victories of the army men in the battlefields.