45 Syrian Army troops have been killed in an explosion of undeground bomb and the following atttack of Faylaq al-Rahman Ambush in Ayn Tarma district in the Eastern Ghouta region east of Damascus city.
According to reports, 19 soldiers were killed in the initial explosion and 25 others died in the clashes with militants.
On Wednesday, clashes intensified in Ayn Tarma distcrict between government forces and militants leading to a de-facto collapse of the de-escalation agreement in the area.