Eastern Ghouta, a district of 393,000 residents located ten miles northeast of Damascus, has been under siege by Syrian regime forces and their allies since April 2013. The suburb became a flashpoint after anti-government rebels established bases there. While a number of these factions are still active in Eastern Ghouta, two insurgent groups dominate: Jaysh al-Islam, […]
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Eastern Ghouta, a district of 393,000 residents located ten miles northeast of Damascus, has been under siege by Syrian regime forces and their allies since April 2013. The suburb became a flashpoint after anti-government rebels established bases there. While a number of these factions are still active in Eastern Ghouta, two insurgent groups dominate: Jaysh al-Islam, […]
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