Rebels repelled regime forces’ attempt to recapture the 559th Tanks Battalion in eastern Qalamoun, destroying nine tanks and killing Brigadier General Abdul-Aziz al-Assaf, commander of the battalion. Rebels also destroyed a tank and a BMP vehicle in Maliha, alongside violent clashes in Sayeda Zeinab and Daryya. Regime forces carried out barrel bomb attacks on the village of Deir Makir in rural Damascus, killing four children and wounding dozens of civilians. Regime forces also shelled the district of Zamalka in Rural Damascus, killing two children and injuring their father. (Source: Syrian Coalition + LCC)