Syrian Army Units Win War over Terrorists’ Key Tunnels in Eastern Damascus

Field sources reported on Thursday that the army forces killed and wounded tens of terrorists during military operations in Eastern Ghouta which led to the liberation of Hawsh al-Zawaherah and the nearby areas after the end of the daily ceasefire.

They added that the Syrian army soldiers won control of several key tunnels used by the terrorists, including a 7-km-long multi-storey tunnel from al-Rayhan farms in the North to Hazarma in the South.

According to the sources, the army troops could also cleanse over 5sq/km of lands in Eastern Ghouta from terrorists during the operations to liberate the town of Hawsh al-Zawaherah.

A media outlet reported on Wednesday that the Syrian army troops stormed the positions of Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay’at or the Levant Liberation Board) and captured more regions and farms after daily ceasefire ended in Eastern Ghouta.

The Arabic-language Moraseloun news website reported that the army men deployed South of al-Eshara Battalion Base, backed up by the artillery and missile units, stormed the Al-Nusra strongholds and their allied terrorist groups in Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday night and captured Hawsh al-Zawaherah Farms after the daily ceasefire ended.

Also, the Arabic-language Al-Mayadeen TV reported that the army units managed to take control over a key region between Hawsh al-Zawaherah and al-Shifouniyeh square.

In the meantime, field sources reported that terrorists’ defense lines in Eastern Ghouta are on the verge of full collapse after the recent advances of the army in al-Shifouniyeh settlement. The army troops waited for the termination of daily truce in Eastern Ghouta and launched their operation at night.