Syrian Army Reaches Gates of Douma, Destroys Terrorists' Command HQ

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian Army troops continued to advance against Jeish al-Islam in Eastern Ghouta, and deployed at the gates of the key town of Douma.

News ID: 69592

Date: 07 April 2018 - 19:54

The army men, backed up by the artillery and missile units' heavy fire and air raids, stormed the positions of Jeish al-Islam in Douma and managed to push the militants back from the farms around the town.

The army soldiers further imposed control over Farabi School at the gate of Douma.

In the meantime, local sources said that a main command center of Jeish al-Islam in the Central part of Douma was destroyed in the army's air strikes, adding that several depots of arms and ammunition were detonated in the attack.

Local sources reported that Jeish al-Islam's front has completely collapsed after its command center was destroyed.

Earlier reports said that the army's elite forces, backed up by the artillery and missile units' fire, stormed Jeish al-Islam's positions West of Douma and seized the Southwestern farms between Mesraba and Douma towns.

In the meantime, the army aircraft pounded the positions and movements of Jeish al-Islam in Douma, killing and wounding several terrorists and destroying their positions.

The army started military operation after Jeish al-Islam violated the ceasefire agreement and shelled residential areas in Damascus suburb, killing or wounding almost 34 civilians.