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1st LD: Syrian forces enter rebel-held Douma after talks fail

Xinhua,April 07, 2018 Adjust font size:

DAMASCUS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Republican Guard of the Syrian army started entering the farmlands of the Douma district in the Syrian capital Damascus' Eastern Ghouta on Friday, after talks with the Islam Army rebels collapsed, according to the state news agency SANA.

The Syrian forces have entered the farmlands on the outskirts of Douma, after the Islam Army hurdled a deal for the evacuation of Douma and launched several mortar shells on the capital, according to the report.

Meanwhile, the state-run al-Ekhbariah TV said the Syrian Air Force and artillery started pounding the defense lines of the Islam Army as well as the mortar launchers before entering Douma farmlands from several directions. Enditem

 

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