Forty killed after clashes erupt between opposition, government forces near Damascus
Published April 29th, 2017 - 16:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info
A picture shows smoke billowing following reported air strikes on rebel positions in the opposition-controlled district of Qaboun on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus in the Eastern Ghouta region on April 27, 2017. (AFP/Ammar Suleiman)
At least 40 were left dead and 70 others wounded when fierce clashes erupted between militants and rebels near Damascus on Friday, a monitoring group said.
The clashes pitted the Saudi-backed rebel faction Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) against Fateh al-Sham, al-Qaeda's former branch in Syria, and Faylaq al-Rahman, which is backed by Qatar and Turkey, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
"There were at least 15 dead among the ranks of Jaish al-Islam and 23 among its adversaries" as well as two civilians, the Britain-based Observatory said.
Jaish al-Islam said its opponents had provoked the clashes by harassing reinforcements headed for Qabun, east of the Syrian capital, a front with regime forces.
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The civil war has entered its 7th year and they are still battling right outside of the capitol of Damascus.
So, months ago, were there articles saying the war in Syria is over? Think again.
