BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is rolling in the East Ghouta region of rural Damascus today, seizing several farms from the Islamist rebels of Jaysh Al-Islam (Army of Islam) near the key town of Hazrama.
Led by the 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army advanced from the village of Maya’ani to Hawsh Shalaq after seizing all of the farms in the area from Jaysh Al-Islam.
Following the capture of these farms, the Syrian Arab Army shifted their attention to Hazrama, where they encountered a massive force comprised of several Islamist militants.