Syrian Army foils Jaysh Al-Islam counter-attack before it starts

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) caught wind of a planned Jaysh Al-Islam and Faylaq Al-Rahman offensive in the East Ghouta region of rural Damascus on Monday after local scouts reported a mass gathering of Islamist rebels near the Al-Qatari Villa and Grain Mills.

In a swift assault on Monday morning, the Syrian Arab Army’s 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard killed at least 10 Islamist rebels near the Al-Qatari Villa and Grain Mills; this forced the remaining militants Jaysh Al-Islam and Faylaq Al-Rahman to disperse from the area in order to avoid anymore casualties.

According to an Al-Masdar field correspondent in Damascus, the Syrian Arab Army’s 105th Brigade also destroyed 2 Islamist trenches and 2 mortar guns, while suffering no casualties of their own.