Syrian army achieves breakthrough in East Ghouta
The fight for East Ghouta took a dramatic but inevitable turn earlier today when the Syrian army, continuing its advance, capturing the town of Mesraba inside the enclave, and splitting the enclave into three separate pockets.
The latest advances mean that the Syrian army now controls more than 70% of the territory of the former Jihadi enclave of East Ghouta.
Here is a map provided by the Al-Masdar news agency which shows the present situation in the enclave
