According to pro-government sources, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) have seized a number of new buildings near the Ayn Tarma Roundabout area in eastern Damascus.
The Syrian Air Force has carried out a number of airstrikes on positions of Faylaq al-Rahman and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Ayn Tarma and Jobar. The SAA killed more than 15 HTS fighters and destroyed a HTS vehicle in the Ayn Tarma Triangle.
E. #Damascus: very heavy clashes & airstrikes continue in Ain Terma near Highway’s bridge and in #Jobar. https://t.co/FAl4CUIEFo pic.twitter.com/423904lFiU
— Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) 5 July 2017
Meanwhile, Faylaq al-Rahman fighters damaged a SAA battle tank in Ayn Tarma with a non-recoil rifle SPG-9.
#الجيش_السوري_الحر – #فيلق_الرحمن – عطب دبابة تابعة لقوات #الأسد على جبهة #عين_ترما بقذيفة صاروخيةhttps://t.co/Ix6uMNw1R7 pic.twitter.com/OhpqblC7bp
— فيلق الرحمن (@Alrahmancorps4) 5 July 2017
Faylaq al-Rahman also managed to destroy a BMP vehicle of the SAA in the same area.
#الجيش_السوري_الحر#فيلق_الرحمن
عطب عربة BMP تابعة لقوات #الأسد بقذيفة صاروخية
على جبهة #عين_ترما. pic.twitter.com/nEAaKmttpA— فيلق الرحمن (@Alrahmancorps4) 5 July 2017
Faylaq al-Rahman has announced that it does not participate in the Astana talks because of the SAA attack on the Jobar and Ayn Tarma.
Faylaq al-Rahman also claimed that it had been committed to the ceasefire, but the SAA breached it when it attacked Qaboun district east of the Syrian capital. However, it’s worth mentioning that Qaboun district wasn’t within the ceasefire zones.
