Offensive Syrian rebels near Damascus

damascus - Syrian rebels attacked an army post near Damascus and killed at least 13 soldiers. This is a new offensive unleashed against the troops of the Assad government, said a spokesman for the insurgents Sunday. The attack was deployed from East Ghouta, a stronghold near the capital that is in the hands of Islamic resistance movements.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the attack action carried out by militants from Ahrar al-Sham and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. This latter group is connected to terror organization al-Qaeda. According to the Observatory, the Syrian army has reacted with air attacks.

In fact, in East Ghouta, a truce of at least 48 hours would be observed on Friday at midnight to bring relief supplies to the approximately 400,000 people imprisoned in the area. This was claimed by the opposition with the Russians during the Syria talks in Vienna. Russia or ally Syria, however, did not mention a file.