Jaysh Al-Islam strikes back at Syrian military by attacking Damascus

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – Jaysh Al-Islam has launched retaliatory strikes against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian military, following their attacks on the militant-held town of Douma in the East Ghouta.

According to an Al-Masdar field correspondent in Damascus, Jaysh Al-Islam fired several artillery shells into Damascus this afternoon, killing one civilian and wounding 16 others.

The Al-Masdar correspondent added that the Jaysh Al-Islam shells specifically struck the Jisr Al-Ra’ees, Baramkeh, Mezzeh, and Rabweh neighborhoods of Damascus this afternoon.

In response, the Russian Aerospace Forces have resumed their airstrikes over Douma.