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On December 27, Jaish al-Islam terrorist group announced in a video statement information about casualties of “regime forces” in clashes in the Eastern Ghouta region near the Syrian capital, Damascus.
According to Jaish al-Islam, in November, its fighters killed 250 pro-government fighters, destroyed 2 battle tankd and 4 artillery pieces belonging to the Syrian army. 12 more battle tanks and 3 BMP infantry fighting vehicles were reportedly damaged.
Jaish al-Islam didn’t provide information about its losses in November.
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The terrorist group also claimed that government forces had not been able to make significant gains in the area. Nonethelles, the group was pushed to recognize that the military situation is “bad” for the so-called “opposition”.
The numbers provided by Jaish al-Islam cannot be confirmed independently and are likely over-estimated, but they show the intensity of fighting between government forces and terrorists in the area.
