A ranar 7 ga watan Afrilu, sojojin gwamnati sun kaddamar da wani hari a gabashin Damascus, tare da kamfanin dillancin labaran kasar SANA da ke ikirarin cewa sojoji sun kewaye yankin Gabashin Ghouta da 'yan tawaye ke rike da shi. 'Yan tawaye sun bayyana cewa sojojin sun tsananta kai hare-hare a yankin tun daga tsakiyar watan Maris. Wani kwamandan' yan tawaye ya tabbatar da cewa ana kewaye da ƙofar arewacin Ghouta kuma wani dan adawa ya bayyana cewa an kaddamar da wani hari na tanki na gwamnati a Gabashin Ghouta zuwa kudu daga filin jirgin sama na Damascus. A ranar 15 ga Afrilu, akalla mutane 20 aka kashe a hare-haren iska da kuma bindigogin roka a arewa maso yammacin Damascus da kuma sojojin 'yan tawaye a gabashin Ghouta daga baya. 'Yan tawaye sun yi ikirarin cewa sojoji sun kewaye yankin Gabashin Ghouta da 'yan tawaye.
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