1st LD: Syrian army captures 70 pct of Eastern Ghouta area

DAMASCUS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian army said Friday it had captured 70 percent of rebel-held areas in the Eastern Ghouta countryside of the capital Damascus.

In a statement, the general command of the Syrian army said tens of towns in the Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus have been recaptured by the Syrian army.

The statement said thousands of people have fled Eastern Ghouta through humanitarian corridors set up by the Syrian army in Eastern Ghouta. Enditem