Three civilians were killed and many others were wounded when Assad’s air force shelled the town of Erbin near Damascus with bombs containing toxic gases. Rebels captured two regime positions near the town of Zabadani in rural Damascus, alongside artillery shelling and barrel bomb attacks on the perimeter of the town. Rebels attacked two regime checkpoints near the town of Bludan, killing a number of pro-regime militants and destroying a T-72 tank, besides capturing a BMP vehicle. (Source: Syrian Coalition + Sham News + Smart News)