The forces of Suhail Al-Hassan under Russian command approach to reach the Vehicle Department and separate Douma and Harasta from each other and from the rest of the Eastern Ghouta
Rif Dimashq Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the continuation of the military operations and the regime forces’ attack towards the Vehicle Department, where the regime forces managed to achieve advancement into the area, within their ongoing attack to reach the Vehicle Department, as this advancement enables them to reach the Vehicle Department linked to the capital, and blocks the road between the northern section of the Eastern Ghouta which includes Douma, Harasta ad Al-Rihan Farms and the southern section of Ghouta, and the regime forces also managed to achieve advancement into the farms between Douma and Harasta which enabled them to separate the both cities from each other, through their advancement in large parts of the area between them, and to monitor the rest of the area by firearm, thus, the regime forces isolated Douma and Harasta from each other and at the same time isolated them from the Eastern Ghouta.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored intensive aerial and ground shelling accompanying the ongoing violent fighting between Jaysh Al-Islam against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities led by Suhail Al-Hassan and under the command of Russian officers and advisers, which resulted in the fall of human losses again in the ranks of the both parties, after the SOHR had documented the death of 146members at least of the regime forces including officers, who have been killed during 2 weeks of the military operations witnessed in the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, since the attack of the regime forces led by Russian officers and military advisers on the 25th of February 2018, and the SOHR also documented the death of 118 fighters at least of Jaysh Al-Islam and the rebel and Islamic factions operating in the Eastern Ghouta, during exchange of targeting and shelling, including military and field commanders.
And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that the regime forces failed to take the control of Madyara town which is the last town separating them from reaching with their allies, the Vehicle Department linked with the capital Damascus, although they reached the vicinity of the town 72 hours ago, where the past 48 hours witnessed counter attacks by Al-Rahman Corps and the factions of the Eastern Ghouta, in an attempt to send the regime forces away the town and to increase the distance between them and the Vehicle Department.