Jaysh Al-Islam suffers unexpected setbacks in Douma

Over the last 72 hours, the militants of Jaysh Al-Islam (Army of Islam) have suffered a significant amount of casualties in Douma due to the Syrian Arab Air Force’s (SAAF) bombing campaigns and the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) present siege of this rebel stronghold.

Yesterday, the 105^th Brigade of the Syrian Arab Army’s Republican Guard (Harss Al-Jamhouri) broke-through Jaysh Al-Islam defenses at Aliyyah Farms and took control over a large area of territory in northern Douma.

East of Douma, the 105^th Brigade continued to press Jaysh Al-Islam forces at Ar-Rayhan Farms, while advancing toward the city. The Republican Guard was able to capture the Ar-Rayhan Orchard (Bastan Ar-Rayhan), following a fierce firefight with Jaysh Al-Islam over this rugged area.

The total casualty count for the 105^th Brigade was recorded at 31 soldiers over the last 3 days; meanwhile, the total number of militants lost from Jaysh Al-Islam was unknown. However, sources close to Al-Masdar News were able to report the names of 53 identified rebel fighters that were killed over the course of 3 days in Douma:

1. Hisham Al-Sheikh Bakri
2. Imad ‘Abdel-Majeed
3. Mohammad Al-Ajawa
4. Raghad Al-Najjar
5. Kamaal ‘Arbas
6. ‘Abdel-Nasser Saami Barkhash
7. Ahmad Mohammad Al-Bajour
8. Mounir Al-Mardeeni
9. Rasheed ‘Umar Khayti
10. Hassan Shahada Al-Faraa
11. Aymen Waleed Nasser
12. Haani ‘Abdullah Al-Kalas
13. Mohammad Salaam
14. Basheer ‘Aybour
15. Nader Rajib Al-Fawaz
16. Nouress Anwar Al-Mardeeni
17. Mohammad Al-‘Ayaani
18. Khaled Al-Haybaani
19. Iyad Al-Nahass
20. Farouq Mawfaq Khabyat
21. Ratib Aywan
22. Mohammad Al-Deen Dalyaan
23. Mohammad Nazeer Sayyid Mahmoud
24. Mohmmad Ibrahim
25. ‘Ali Fayeez Fawaz
26. Mustafa Ahmad Al-Daraa
27. Ahmad Khaled Al-Barghouth
28. Ibrahim Al-Ahmad
29. Mohammad ‘Umar Al-Shaker
30. Mohammad Mounir Al-Barzaawi
31. Anas Ghaazi
32. Mohammad Yasseen Al-Ajaawi
33. Rawaan Khabyat
34. Mohammad Al-Khanshour
35. ‘Umar Hamid, Hamza Badraan (AKA “Abu ‘Umar”)
36. Yahya Al-Namil
37. Mohammad Al-Masha’awat
38. Mazen Al-Sheikh Bakri
39. Younis Al-Sheikh Bakri
40. ‘Issam ‘Uthman Al-Shamaali
41. Ghassan Ghaazi Al-Waqaaf
42. ‘Adnan Yousif Al-Saa’our
43. Mohannad Al-Hazim (Military defector from Aleppo)
44. Nidal ‘Abdel-Nafa’a
45. Nazeer Ghaazi Al-Waqaaf
46. Majid Al-Manisi
47. Sameer Al-Sabeeha
48. Faadiyya Al-Hajaat
49. Hassan Khirbaash
50. ‘Abdel-Kareem Al-Ja’ouss
51. Lu’ayy Al-Toukhi
52. Fouad ‘Abdel-Malik
53. Tameem Khabyat