Activists said that rebels captured two regime positions near the town of Arbin in East Ghouta after fierce clashes with regime forces that suffered dozens of casualties and lost a BMP armored vehicle. Violent clashes also broke out in the neighborhood Jobar in Damascus, with reports of regime losses. Rebels targeted regime positions in Qalamoun with mortar shells, alongside fierce clashes during which rebels destroyed the observatory Assal al-Ward. Rebels also shelled regime positions on the outskirts of Tishreen district with mortar shells. (Source: Syrian Coalition + Sham News + Smart News)