Press TV - Hundreds of foreign-backed militants have started evacuating the besieged Damascus suburb of Barzeh under an agreement reached with the Syrian government. State-run Ekhbariya television reported that the evacuation of the militants from Barzeh to militant-held areas in the northwestern province of Idlib had begun on Monday. The ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Thirty-five militants were killed in a Syrian army operation in Bustan al-Basha and near al-Salam Mosque in Barzeh neighborhood in Damascus. Tawfiq Salah, a militant group leader, Ahmad Amrini from Palestine, and the militants Abdul-Rahman Zaza, Anas al-Jairoudi, Suleiman Salehani and Mones harhour were identified among the dead....

The Syrian army has gained more ground in the battle against foreign-backed militants near the capital, Damascus,Press TVreports. Fierce clashes are underway between Syrian government troops and foreign-backed militants in Barzeh District. Press TV correspondent in Barzeh says the army has made gains in the strategic district following days of ...