TEHRAN, March 6 - Syrian government troops have made major gains on their path of freeing Eastern Ghouta from terrorist groups.
TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) - According to al-Masdar news agency on Monday, Syrian troops have fully recaptured the al-Muhammadeya village and all farmlands surrounding it following heavy clashes with the militants.
Government troops are also making advances in the Harasta district.
A large number of terrorists were also killed during operations which resulted in the liberation of the town of al-Nashabiye and a number of villages and farms in its vicinity.
Meanwhile, terrorist groups in Eastern Ghouta are still blocking civilians from leaving the city through safe passages.
Russia has designated four safe passage routes in Eastern Ghouta after a ceasefire was declared across Syria by the UN Security Council.
Eastern Ghouta, a besieged area on the outskirts of Damascus, has witnessed deadly violence over the past few weeks, with Takfiri terrorist outfits, one of which is made up of militants from al-Qaeda's ex-affiliate, have been launching mortar attacks on the Syrian capital in the face of an imminent humiliating defeat, killing around 20 civilians in two weeks.
The Syrian army is making steady advances in the enclave, but it is facing a hostile West which is threatening airstrikes to stop the push. President Bashar al-Assad vowed on Sunday that Syrian forces would continue the latest campaign until the whole area is retaken. "We will continue fighting terrorism ... and the Ghouta operation is a continuation of fighting terrorism," said Assad during a Sunday broadcast on state television.
Source: Press TV
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