Russia: The Syrian offensive in eastern Ghouta is almost over

March 30th, 20180 BEIRUT — The massive Russian-backed Syrian military offensive in the suburbs east of Damascus is almost over, with rebels holed up in just a single town after abandoning the rest of the eastern Ghouta enclave, Moscow declared on Thursday. Russia and the rebel faction controlling Douma, the last Ghouta town still in insurgent hands,...

Syrian rebels blame each other for their defeat in eastern Ghouta

March 26th, 20180 BEIRUT - Syrian rebel factions are blaming each other for opening the way to their defeat near Damascus, underlining splits that plagued the armed uprising against President Bashar al-Assad since its earliest days. The rivalry between the factions of eastern Ghouta - Failaq al-Rahman and Jaish al-Islam - had led to the effective...