Syrian Army Regains Ground After This Weekends Rebel Assault On Damascus

Al Jazeera: Syria: Air raids on east Damascus after rebel assault

Fierce bombing follows Sunday's surprise rebel attack on government positions in the east of Syria's capital.

Syrian government jets bombarded opposition-held neighbourhoods of Damascus on Monday a day after opposition forces launched a surprise assault.

Rebel groups allied with former al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat Fateh al-Sham attacked government positions in the east of the capital early on Sunday morning in a complex and co-ordinated operation.

But forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad drove them back by nightfall, a war monitor said, and began a

fierce bombing campaign on Monday morning.

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