Syrian forces targeting IS tunnels

Syrian government forces have launched a new operation targeting underground tunnels used by the Islamic State (IS) group in the capital Damascus.

The aim of the operation is to destroy trenches and tunnels in the Hajar al-aswad neighbourhood and the nearby Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk that is also controlled by IS.

A group of journalists taken to the adjacent neighbourhood of Qadam witnessed intense shelling and air strikes on IS positions in the camp and Hajar al-aswad. The area in southern Damascus is the last part of the capital not controlled by president Bashar al-assad’s forces.