Faylaq Al-Rahman Counter-Attacks In Jobar, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Advances In Qalamoun

Qatari-backed Faylaq Al-Rahman announced on Thursday that it managed to push back a government assault on Jobar district in eastern Damascus. The group claimed that the SAA had assault was spearheaded by more than 10 tanks and armored bulldozers.

Faylaq Al-Rahman’s counter attack was followed by an intense sheeling the government-held Damascus neighborhoods with mortars. The group shelled the districts of Jaramana, Tijara, Abbasiyeen, Old Damascus, and Qassa’. The bombardment led to large material damages and injuries amongst civilians.

صد اقتحام قوات #الأسد على عدة محاور من جبهات #دمشق لليوم الرابع على التوالي #فيلق_الرحمنhttps://t.co/6aG0l2o1sY pic.twitter.com/PyXothSxvE

— فيلق الرحمن (@Alrahmancorps4) 22 June 2017

The Syrian Air Force responded carrying out airstrikes on Faylaq Al-Rahman positions and tunnels in Jobar and Ayn Tarma.

#Damascus: Dozens Of #Airstrikes Hit #Jobar Neighborhood 21-6-2017
Full: https://t.co/jOShkUesV8 pic.twitter.com/4OeoJDDFiL

— Qasioun News Agency (@QASIOUN_NEWS) 22 June 2017

Video of an airstrike on Jobar, #damascus https://t.co/vuOm7up4kz pic.twitter.com/2XBI99c4gC

— Noor Nahas (@NoorNahas1) 21 June 2017

Jaish Al-Islam did not participate in the Jobar and Ayn Tarma battles as the conflict between Jaish al-Islam and Faylaq Al-Rahman seems to be much bigger than assumed by observers.

In Western Qalamoun, the Syrian Army backed by Hezbollah repelled an attack by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) fighters in Jaroud Flita destroying a vehicle and killing the 4 fighters inside it with an ATGM. The Syrian Air Force bombed HTS headquarters all across Western Qalamoun.