In addition, Syrian warplanes launched airstrikes at militant positions near the towns of Harasta al-Qantra, Owtaya and the Marj region in the Eastern part of Damascus province.
The SAA also dropped leaflets saying "surrender now, you have nowhere to go" in a bid to persuade those militants, still hiding in Eastern Ghouta, to surrender. The region saw some of the fiercest battles between the government forces and militants, who are trying to overthrow Syria's legitimate president.
The death of Jeish al-Islam's commander Zahran Allouch is said to have dealt "a lethal blow" to the group itself and other radical organizations in the country.
Fars news described Allouch as "the most formidable sworn enemy of President Assad across Southern Syria," adding that the commander was responsible for the "ethnic cleansing" of the Shia.
