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Terrorists Offensive at Jobar Proves Unsuccessful
On Tuesday, seven foreign-backed terrorist groups launched a joint offensives inside the city of Jobar in order to recapture the territory they lost to the Syrian Arab Army’s 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard.
Well, the offensive did not go according to plan, as the Islamist factions failed to gain any significant ground in eastern Jobar; instead, they ended up losing ground near the mail depot street after fierce clashes with the Republican Guard.
Firefights have died down since nightfall on Wednesday night, with the only report of violence coming from Parliament Square; this is an area that has long been contested by both the Republican Guard and the militants from Jaysh Al-Islam.