Al-Nusra Terrorists Withdraw from Several Key Positions in Eastern Damascus

The Army soldiers engaged in fierce clashes with Al-Nusra terrorists in al-Qaboun district in the Northeastern outskirts of Damascus city and managed to take back control of the central prison and security post of the terrorists with the back up of the artillery units.

The army units also destroyed several tunnels of the terrorists connecting al-Qaboun to the other parts of Eastern Ghouta.

In the meantime, heavy fighting restarted between the army men and terrorists in Karash front in Jobar district and al-Qaboun’s gardens.

Informed sources said on Sunday that the army troops engaged in fierce clashes with Al-Nusra North of Tishrin district, destroying a number of their positions, including a central operations room, and inflicting a number of casualties on the terrorists.

The sources said that the army units meantime managed to drive the Al-Nusra terrorists out of more positions in Tishrin, adding, other units of the army are still targeting Al-Nusra’s concentration centers in al-Qaboun district Northeast of the capital, Damascus.