Ahrar al-Sham and its allied militant groups have resumed attempts to captured the Armoured Vehicles Base from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). On January 28, the militants reportdly damaged 2 BMP-1 vehicles and killed an unknown number of the SAA soldiers, but were not able to overrun the government defense. In turn, the SAA destroyed a militant car bomb. The situation in Eastern Ghouta shows that the ceasefire efforts in the area will remain useless while the militants still have capabilities and will to continue their offensive operations.
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