Rebels Advance on Regime Positions in Eastern Qalamoun

Activists said that rebels captured Homs Phosphate road in Qalamoun today, which links eastern Homs with Qalamoun. Clashes broke out between regime forces and rebels in the neighborhood of Jobar and on the outskirts of Daryya, with reports of the death of three pro-regime militants. A number of mortar shells fell on Jaramana in East Gouta, killing one person and wounding dozens. Mortar shells also struck Al Abbasyen Square in Damascus, coincided with heavy deployment of regime forces in the area. Regime forces raided the houses in the Greenery Marketplace in Barzeh. The town of Deir Al Assafir in Rural Damascus came under mortar shelling, while Zabadani and Khan Al Sheeh came under barrel bomb attacks. (Source: LCC + Smart News)