The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Renewed violent clashes in the eastern outskirts of the Eastern Ghouta and the regime forces achieve advancement in areas at the administrative borders of Al-Suwaidaa and Rif Dimashq

Rif Dimashq Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: The clashes are still taking place between the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities on one hand, and the fighters of Jaysh Usud al-Sharqiyyah and the forces of Ahmad al-Abdu on the other, in the areas of the administrative borders between the north-eastern countryside of Al-Suwaidaa and the south-east of Rif Dimashq, the clashes accompanied by exchange of shelling between the both parties, amid advancement by the regime forces into places in the area, with information about casualties in the ranks of both parties, the area is witnessing military operations since the 11th of July 2017, by the regime forces in an attempt to end the presence of the factions in the province of Al-Suwaidaa and in the south-eastern countryside of Damascus.

On the other hand, the area of Ein Tarma is witnessing shelling by the regime forces; coincides with renewed violent clashes between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, on one hand, and the fighters of Al-Rahman Corps on the other, on the area of Ein Tarma Valley.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the Eastern Ghouta witnesses the continued shelling of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them since yesterday’s morning, where the SOHR documented shelling by the regime forces on area in the outskirts of Hosh al-Dawahra town in al-Marj area in the Eastern Ghouta, and the regime forces targeted with a shell an area in Saqba city, causing material damage, and no information about causalities, and the warplanes carried out 7 airstrikes on places in the area linking Ein Tarma town to Zamalka city, which are adjacent to al-Motahalleq AlJanobi (southern Bypass) separating the Eastern Ghouta and the capital Damascus, where the airstrikes caused the death of a civilian and left at least 7 injured, and the death toll is expected to increase because of the presence of injured in serious conditions.

It worth mentioning that the number of raids carried out morning of today by warplanes targeting areas at the outskirts of Ein Tarma town, located at the western outskirts of the eastern Ghouta, rose to 4. No casualties were reported. In addition, the regime forces fired 15 missiles, believed to be ground-to-ground, on places in Jobar and Ein Tarma and between them. The SOHR published this morning that warplanes carried out this morning raids that targeted the outskirts and the surroundings of Ein Tarma town and that the regime forces intensively targeted Ein Tarma and the outskirts of the Capital with missiles, believed to be ground-to-ground. It also published that no casualties had been reported so far. The SOHR documented yesterday the death of at least 9 members of the regime forces, including an officer ranking a major, and their allied militiamen along with 12 others who were injured, with various degrees of severity. The factions, on the other hand, managed to arrest one of the members of the regime forces during these clashes. Casualties were reported among Al-Rahman Corps. Clashes were accompanied by intensive shelling by the regime forces with tens of artillery and rocket shells on areas of clashes. The regime forces also managed to make an advancement that enabled them to take control of buildings in the crossfire area and others that were under the control of Al-Rahman Corps. Meanwhile, the regime forces shelled areas in Douma city located in the Eastern Ghouta, but no casualties were reported. Warplanes also carried out yesterday, the 7th of August 2017, around 20 raids targeting Ein Tarma town, its outskirts and Jobar neighborhood. In addition, 24 missiles, believed to be ground-to-ground, were fired on the area separating Jobar from Ein Tarma. The regime forces also targeted at dawn yesterday the outskirts of Jobar neighborhood and the vicinity of Ein Tarma with 8 artillery shells. Moreover, the regime forces fired before and after midnight yesterday 23 missiles, believed to be ground-to-ground, and four artillery shells on areas in Ein Tarma town and its outskirts, causing the injury of 3 persons, including civilians. The shelling was accompanied by clashes between the regime forces and their allied militiamen on one hand and Al-Rahman Corps on the other.