Earlier today, the Syrian Arab Army’s prestigious 4th Mechanized Division made significant progress in the East Ghouta, capturing the surrounding farms in the village of Balaa Al-Jadeeda; this opened another path to the rebel-held village of Deir ‘Assifeer. The military operations in Balaa Al-Jadeeda have just begun for the 4th Mechanized Division, but the objective appears to be contingent on the control of the farms north of Deir Assifeer and to begin the envelopment of Zamalka, ‘Arbeen, and ‘Ayn Tarma.