Syrian army forces in key East Ghouta town in major blow to militants
Tehran (KNA) - Syrian armed forces have entered a strategic town in Eastern Ghouta as they press ahead with their push to liberate the suburban area near the capital, Damascus, from years of devastating militant control.
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Wednesday that army soldiers managed overnight to make their way into the town of Hamouriyah, located 12 kilometers from Damascus city center, which is under the control of the Faylaq al-Rahman militant group.They regained control of parts of Hamouriyah in the south of the embattled enclave, which is one of the last major militant stronghold in Syria.
Source: Press TV