The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops continued their offensive in the Wadi Barada area of Damascus, targeting checkpoints under control of militants of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (formerly known as al-Nusra Front). <br />The offensive was launched after the anti-government militants refused to leave the area disarmed. SAA has reportedly made advances in the area, resulting in the capture of two strategic points in the district.<br /><br />COURTESY: RT's RUPTLY video agency, NO RE-UPLOAD, NO REUSE - FOR LICENSING, PLEASE, CONTACT http://ruptly.tv<br /><br />RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT<br />Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
