Syrian opposition defends eastern Ghouta situation
In an interview, Jaish al-Islam spokesman Capt. Islam Alloush told Al-Monitor that the group is confident its goals will be achieved in besieged eastern Ghouta as it is transforming its "militia into a real army."
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA Smoke rises from what activists said was due to shelling by forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar Al-Assad on the outskirts of Damascus city in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta May 21, 2015. REUTERS/Diaa Al-Din - RTX1DYKI](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/05/RTX1DYKI.jpg/RTX1DYKI.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=_1xzmhs9)
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