Battle of Damascus ends in complete victory for Syrian Army (map)
ByLeith Aboufadel
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BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 A.M.) – The battle for the historical city of Damascus has ended in a complete victory for the Syrian military after more than seven years of fighting.
Led by their 4th Mechanized Division and Republican Guard troops commanded by Major General Maher al Assad, the Syrian Army was able to pressure the last s0-callled Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists inside of the Yarmouk Camp and Hajar Al-Aswad to surrender their positions in exchange for transportation to eastern Syria.
This transfer of Islamic State terrorists to the Badiya Al-Sham region of Syria marked the end of the Battle of Damascus and a decisive victory for the Syrian government.
With Damascus secured, the Syrian mil