Syrian army retakes 70 percent of Eastern Ghouta
Tehran (KNA) - Syrian government troops have regained the control of 70 percent of militant-held areas in Eastern Ghouta near the capital Damascus.
The army said in a statement on Friday that the forces had recaptured farmland, several villages and some towns.
Earlier on Friday, reports said Syrian army troops had advanced against foreign-backed Takfiri militants in Eastern Ghouta, retaking the town of Jisreen.
"The Syrian army is continuing its operations in Eastern Ghouta and gained control of Jisreen town," said a military media unit run by Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement, which has been helping Syria's army in its fight against terrorists.
Source:Press TV