Syrian Army Seizes Control over More Key Lands in Eastern Damascus in Night Raids

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-Zawahereh 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.

The Arabic-language website of SANA reported on Tuesday that Al-Nusra Front and other terrorist groups pounded the safe corridor opened for the evacuation of civilians in al-Wafedin camp in Eastern Ghouta in five rocket and mortar attacks.

It added that the terrorists are attacking the people in a bid to prevent them from leaving the region to use them as human shield.

The Syrian official together with the Russian Reconciling Center for Syria have embarked on equipping al-Wafedin region after a daily ceasefire started in the region to make it a safe exit corridor.

The entire logistical affairs have been prepared for welcoming the fleeing civilians, transferring them to Dowayer center and rendering humanitarian services.

Meantime, Russian General Viktor Pankov said that civilians cannot leave Eastern Ghouta as humanitarian corridors had been shelled by militants.

“At 9 am on February 27, a humanitarian corridor was opened for the release of civilians from the zone of de-escalation. Currently, militants launched intense shelling and not a single civilian has come out,” the general told reporters.