Syria announces eastern Ghouta free of rebels

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian police units wave their national flag, as they enter the town of Douma, the last rebel town in eastern Ghouta, near Damascus on April 14, 2018.

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian police units wave their national flag, as they enter the town of Douma, the last rebel town in eastern Ghouta, near Damascus on April 14, 2018.   | Photo Credit: AP

“All the terrorists have left Douma city, their last bastion in eastern Ghouta,” a Syrian Army statement said.

Syria’s Army command on April 14 announced that the eastern Ghouta region was free of “militants”, following the departure of the last rebel fighters from the city of Douma towards the north of the country, state media reported, citing a statement by the Syrian Army general command.

“All the terrorists have left Douma city, their last bastion in eastern Ghouta,” the statement said.