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| Assad government forces 'take entire' Eastern Ghouta |
| 2018-04-13 |
| [Al Jazeera] Syrian government forces have retaken the town of Douma, thus gaining full control of the former rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, according to a Russian military official. Syrian troops pushed the last rebel fighters out of Douma on Thursday, Major-General Yury Yevtushenko, head of Russia's Centre for Syrian Reconciliation, told local news media. "Today, a landmark event in the history of the Syrian Arab Republic took place," he was quoted as saying by the Russian agency Sputnik. "The state flag flown over a building ... in the city of Douma marked the regained control over this settlement, and consequently over entire Eastern Ghouta." There has been no official statement from the Syrian government so far. Russian military police have been deployed on the ground to take over Douma's security, Russian news agency RIA reported. |
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