BEIRUT: Syrian troops and allied militias have captured quite a lot of villages and towns in a rebel-held area close to the capital, in the biggest advance since a wide-scale offensive started last month, state media and activists reported Sunday.
Syria's Central Military Media stated government forces captured no less than six villages and towns alongside the brink of jap Ghouta in the advance that started past due Saturday.
A reporter from the state-run Al-Ikhbariyah TV, who accompanied the troops, broadcast from Nashabiyah, a village on the southeastern fringe of jap Ghouta. The reporter stated the Syrian troops had crossed a "moat" and seized round 12 square kilometers (four.6 square miles). The advance was sponsored by intense shelling and airstrikes.
Rebel factions stated they launched a counteroffensive Sunday, sending opponents in the back of government traces in a sequence of attacks. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated the rebels regained keep watch over of no less than one the town, while preventing continues.
The Observatory and the Syrian Civil Defense stated civilians fleeing the advancing troops have been taking cover in underground shelters. "It is a scorched-earth policy," stated Ghouta-based activist Nour Adam. "People are moving out because of the relentless bombing."
Eastern Ghouta, house to a few 400,000 other folks, has been beneath a crippling siege and day by day bombardment for months. More than 600 civilians had been killed in the last two weeks on my own.
Meanwhile, no civilians have exited thru a humanitarian hall set up by Russia and the Syrian government just about every week ago.
Russia has accused the rebels of stopping civilians from leaving, allegations denied by the insurgents. The rebels say the humanitarian hall is part of government efforts to forcibly displace the inhabitants, and have called on government forces to put into effect a full cease-fire followed by the UN Security Council.
Syria's Central Military Media stated government forces captured no less than six villages and towns alongside the brink of jap Ghouta in the advance that started past due Saturday.
A reporter from the state-run Al-Ikhbariyah TV, who accompanied the troops, broadcast from Nashabiyah, a village on the southeastern fringe of jap Ghouta. The reporter stated the Syrian troops had crossed a "moat" and seized round 12 square kilometers (four.6 square miles). The advance was sponsored by intense shelling and airstrikes.
Rebel factions stated they launched a counteroffensive Sunday, sending opponents in the back of government traces in a sequence of attacks. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated the rebels regained keep watch over of no less than one the town, while preventing continues.
The Observatory and the Syrian Civil Defense stated civilians fleeing the advancing troops have been taking cover in underground shelters. "It is a scorched-earth policy," stated Ghouta-based activist Nour Adam. "People are moving out because of the relentless bombing."
Eastern Ghouta, house to a few 400,000 other folks, has been beneath a crippling siege and day by day bombardment for months. More than 600 civilians had been killed in the last two weeks on my own.
Meanwhile, no civilians have exited thru a humanitarian hall set up by Russia and the Syrian government just about every week ago.
Russia has accused the rebels of stopping civilians from leaving, allegations denied by the insurgents. The rebels say the humanitarian hall is part of government efforts to forcibly displace the inhabitants, and have called on government forces to put into effect a full cease-fire followed by the UN Security Council.
Syrian troops advance in rebel-held region near capital
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