Syrian government forces have taken full control over the town of
Douma, the last rebel stronghold in the eastern
Ghouta enclave outside
Damascus, according to Russian news agencies citing a Russian military official.
Head of the Russian peace and reconciliation centre in Syria, said: “The raised state flag over a building in the town of Douma has heralded the control over this location and therefore over the whole of eastern Ghouta.”
Douma was the site of an alleged gas attack which has been blamed on the Syrian state.
RIA news agency reported that Russian military police have been deployed in the Syrian town of Douma as of Thursday.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said: "They are the guarantors of law and order in the town.”