The Syrian army and the National Defense Forces have made a rapid push in the Western Ghouta region of Rif Damascus province, attacking Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian al-Qaeda branch) and its allies in the Khan al-Shih pocket.
According to pro-government sources, government forces successfully seized a number of building blocks and reached the so-called “Palaces Area” of Khan al-Shih. If the army and the NDF are able to push a bit further and secure the previous gains, they will be able to tighten the Khan al-Shih pocket further and to set a foothold for the full-liberation of this important militant-controlled town in Western Ghouta.
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