Over 150 Militants Eliminated Since Syrian Army Op Near Damascus - Reports

More than 150 militants have been killed and hundreds wounded since the Syrian government forces' military operation in the Jobar eastern suburb of Damascus, local media reported Wednesday.

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — Foreign-born extremist fighters are among those killed since government troops launched the Jobar campaign on Sunday,Syria's General Organization of Radio and TV cited a military source as saying.

On Monday, the Syrian Air Force bombed militant supply lines east of Damascus.

To date, the Syrian military has regained control of all the facilities in the vicinity of an industrial area north of Jobar, eliminating al-Nusra Front militants.

The military operation against positions controlled by al-Nusra Front began on December 24 after the militants refused to lay down their weapons and vacate the area.