Syrian government forces take control over 90% of Eastern Ghouta

Syrian government forces have liberated over 90 percent of the Eastern Ghouta region as Takfiri terrorists continue to leave their last major stronghold near the capital Damascus.

According to Press TV, Syrian forces celebrated the departure of the last group of Takfiris from the town of Harasta in Eastern Ghouta.

Following the Syrian forces' sweeping advances in the area, the Takfiris agreed to leave the area to the terrorist-held territory in the northwest in return for safe passage out.

In a second pocket around the towns of Arbin, Jobar, Zamalka and Ein Terma, nearly 7,000 Failaq al-Rahman Takfiri terrorist will also leave for the northwest on Saturday morning.

The group would also release captured government soldiers, Wael Alwan, spokesman for the Failaq al-Rahman group, said.

The city of Douma is the last militant stronghold in eastern Ghouta. Negotiations are currently underway for removing the militants from the city where heavy fighting still continues.

In recent days, thousands of people have fled Douma into government-held territories.

Full liberation of Eastern Ghouta will be considered the second biggest victory for the Syrian government after the liberation of Aleppo in December 2016.

SS