Clashes continued between Assad’s troops & opposition in Qabon & Barza

Syrian governmental troops resumed their clashes with the opposition factions in the districts of Qabon and Barza Gardens in the eastern area of the Syrian capital of Damascus, as the forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad attempted to achieve advance in the area amid intensive artillery and missile attacks. During the clashes, the opposition factions destroyed a 14.5-mm machine gun of the government forces on the Autostrad front of Damascus-Homs and captured two elements.

In the countryside of Damascus, the air force launched air raids on the city of Arbeen in the eastern Ghouta, mortar shells fell on the city of Douma, while the town of Otaya came under artillery bombardment, resulting in injuries. Fierce battles continued between the Army of Islam on one hand and Tahrir Al Sham group and Rahman Corps on the other hand In the eastern Ghouta, as Tahrir Al Sham managed to control the towns of Jisreen and Haza, amid continuing clashes in the towns of Ash'ari, Aftris, Muhammadiyah and Arabin. The city of Arbeen witnessed demonstrations, as the elements of the Army of Islam shot them leading to a large number of injuries.

Violent clashes broke out between the opposition factions and elements of IS in Yarmouk camp south of Damascus, during which a number of elements of the organization were killed. In the countryside of Damascus, the air force launched air raids on the city of Arbeen in the eastern Ghouta, accompanied by artillery shelling on cities and towns in the area, leaving many injured.

Clashes between Jaysh al-Islam and Tahrir al-Sham forces on one hand and forces loyal to IS on the other hand in eastern Ghouta, leaving six civilian deaths, and and more than 60 killed from the ranks of the two sides.

 In the same context, IS organization launched an offensive against the positions of the factions, which they liberated in the past few weeks, in the eastern Qalamoun and managed to regain control of the well of al-Manqoura, Zubaida, Dabaa and its surroundings.
 In Aleppo, the factions managed to destroy two 14.5-mm machine guns of the regime forces on the front of Al-Zahraa neighborhood, west of Aleppo, while the military aircraft launched air raids on Al-Rashidin and the town of Khan al-Asal in the western countryside without causing any injuries.

In Hama, Syrian jets launched military air raids on Kafr Zita city, northern countryside, which led to the fall of 8 martyrs of the civil defense, and the destruction of the civil defense center and the furnace as well as the ambulance system in the city.
Meanwhile, helicopters threw drums containing chlorine poison gas on the city of Latamna.
 In Idlib, Russian warplanes launched air raids on the town of Khan Sheikhoun and the towns of Tirmala, Marzita, Kefarlaya, Hibit, Tamta'a, Taibat and Ruwaisah, injuring a number of civilians. Russian air force targeted Nusra army headquarter, on the outskirts of the town of Taramala in the southern countryside, which led to seven killed.

In Homs there were very violent clashes, in the vicinity of Shaer oil field and the outskirts of al-Sokary area, in the eastern countryside between IS organization and regime forces, amid air raids and artillery shelling. In the northern countryside, the villages of Kissin, Qa'i and other villages in Hawla area were also shelled by artillery and mortars of the regime forces, resulting in injuries.
 In Daraa, Syrian jets launched air raids on the neighborhoods of Daraa al-Balad, accompanied by heavy artillery and rocket fire, while the aircraft raided the town of Al-Naima. The town of Da'al and the western and eastern Gharian villages were shelled by artillery.

On the other hand, IS targeted the neighborhoods under the control of the government forces with mortars, resulting in the wounding of civilians.
 In Al-Raqqa,US-led coalition jets launched air raids on the city of Al-Raqqa and its outskirts without further details. Five civilians were killed by the bombing of Al-Wahab neighborhood in Al-Tuba, after coalition jets bombed the area.