Syrian Arab Army makes gains against ISIS in southern Damascus

 

According to Syrian State media, Syrian Arab Army (SAA) forces gained the majority of the industrial zone of the al-Qadam neighborhood on Sunday, aiming to consolidate its positions in the southern Damascus district and remove the last enclave in the Syrian capital of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).

Syrian state media reported that the SAA took control of large swaths of the neighbouring districts Assali and Joura on Sunday. Fighting continued in al-Hajar al-Aswad and the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk.

According to Syrian state media, the majority of the southern Damascus area is now under the control of the Syrian government.