The deployment took place with the aim of reinvigorating the combat and defense capabilities of the Syrian army in Eastern Ghouta in Damascus countryside.
Meantime, the Syrian army and popular forces continued their military advances in other parts of Syria, including Deir Ezzur and Homs, over past 24 hours.
Military officials disclosed on Friday that the Syrian Army has forwarded a large number of fresh soldiers along with the National Defense Forces (NDF) with advanced military equipment to Eastern Ghouta to intensify attacks on terrorist groups in the region.
The sources confirmed that a convoy of reinforcements, comprised of both special forces, NDF popular fighters and regular infantry men that were originally deployed in Damascus city, have arrived in Eastern Damascus.
These reinforcements should give the army’s 5th Legion a big boost in Eastern Damascus, as they attempt to push Southeast towards the Iraqi border-crossing.
Also, the army troops launched a fresh round of anti-terrorism operations in Southeastern Damascus on Tuesday and managed to advance against the terrorists of the Free Syria Army (FSA) along the key highway that connects Damascus to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
The army soldiers stormed FSA's defense lines along Damascus-Baghdad highway and took back control over al-Saba'a al-Bayar region and several more positions.
The army men continued their operation from al-Saba'a al-Bayar and managed to recapture Zaza checkpoint, while other units of the army targeted FSA's concentration centers near the strategic al-Sabihiyeh mountain.
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