Syria: Rifts Widening among Terrorists over Peace with Gov’t

Local sources in Eastern Ghouta reported that a large number of militants in Barzeh region have displayed intention to join the nationwide peace agreement with the Syrian Army and receive government amnesty in return.

“That is why the Syrian Army has struck off Barzeh from the list of militant-held regions that are under military attack as its targets,” they added.

The sources said that Al-Nusra’s disagreement with the militants’ decision to join the peace plan has sparked fierce clashes between the two groups of militants in Barzeh region.

Well-placed military sources said on Tuesday that the Syrian Army troops was resolved to accomplish stretching a security ring around the capital, Damascus, by forcing terrorists out of Eastern Ghouta.

The sources said that the army was planning to take back the town of al-Qaboun to cut it off from the Barzeh region to reinvigorate security of Damascus city and its outskirts.

The source underlined that the army’s control over al-Qaboun region blocked terrorists’ movements between al-Qaboun and Barzeh, tightening noose on terrorists in Jobar districts in the Eastern outskirts of Damascus.

He further added that security was restored to several regions adjacent to al-Qaboun region, including al-Abbaseen and al-Tejarah that were previously being targeted by terrorists repeatedly.

The source went on to say that al-Qaboun was full of tunnel networks that connected the region to Jobar, Harasta, and Barzeh, giving terrorists a merit for transferring forces and equipment.

Yet he underlined that the army was experienced enough to foil terrorists’ plans in the fight against the terrorists using these tunnels.