Syrian opposition controls buildings in Damascus’ surrounding

Battles continue in the eastern fronts of Damascus, including Qabon and Barza Gardens, as the opposition factions managed to liberate a large number of buildings and killed over 30 elements of the governmental troops loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad. They also undermined two tanks in Qabon district during their attempt to achieve advance in the areas controlled by the opposition parties.

Syrian fighter jets launched attack on the districts of Teshreen, Qabon, and Barza in coincidence with artillery attacks on the strongholds of the opposition parties. They Syrian plans used the bombing barrels in the residential areas on the districts. ISIS extremists also clashed with Tahrir Al Sham group in Yarmouk Camp in the southern area of Syrian capital of Damascus. According to activists, the extremists used three car bombs in the clashes areas.

In Damascus’ countryside, Israel struck an arms supply hub operated by the Lebanese group Hezbollah near Damascus airport on Thursday, Syrian rebel and regional intelligence sources said, targeting weapons sent from Iran via commercial and military cargo planes.

Video carried on Lebanese TV and shared on social media showed the pre-dawn airstrikes caused a fire around the airport east of the Syrian capital, suggesting fuel sources or weapons containing explosives were hit.

Syrian state media said Israeli missiles hit a military position southwest of the airport, but did not mention arms or fuel. It said “Israeli aggression” had caused explosions and some material losses, but did not expand on the damage. Israel does not usually comment on action it takes in Syria. But Intelligence Minister Israel Katz, speaking to Army Radio from the United States, appeared to confirm involvement.

In Aleppo, the air force launched air raids on the city of Adnan and its outskirts in the northern countryside, resulting in injuries. The neighborhoods of Hurriyetan, Asia region and the town of Kfarhamra exposed to artillery shelling by regime forces, without reports of any injuries. In the western countryside, warplanes launched a raid on the city of Dar Azza, leaving many civilians injured, including children, in the town of Qabtan al-Jabal after a very violent missile attack. The town of Sheikh Aqeel was subjected to similar shelling. 

The air force also launched air raids on the town of Maskana in the eastern countryside targeted the cultural center, the municipality building and the vicinity of the Women's Arts Academy without giving details of any injuries.

In Idlib, the Russian warplanes targeted the area of ​​Jabal al-Duwailah west of the city of Kuftakharim in the midnight, resulting in the martyrdom of 14 people, and the fall of many of the wounded. The civil defense teams went to the place and wounded the wounded and recovered the martyrs from the rubble.

The cities and towns of Maara al-Nu'man, Khan Shaykhun, Kafr Nabal, Tirmala, Naqir, Mar'and, Ksafra, Basnul, Ma'arand, Kermara and Ma'arbalit were heavily bombed by Russian warplanes using cluster bombs, while the Baddama-Hambushiya road in the western countryside and the outskirts of the southern town of Svohan were shelled. He was wounded by an explosive device on the road to the town of Ma'ra Misrin.

In the province of Daraa, the air force launched air raids on the districts of Daraa al-Balad and the city of Busra al-Sham, while the towns of Giza and Ayadoudeh and the area between the city of Hara and the towns of Zumrin and Aqraba came under intermittent artillery shelling, while the fighters of the opposition factions combed the strongholds of the army of Khaled bin Walid, belonging to IS organization, on the outskirts of the town of Adwan in the western countryside.