At least 95 Syrian opposition fighters and civilians have been killed during infighting in a rebel-held district in the suburbs of Damascus, according to a monitor.
In the third day of clashes, the infighting between Jaish al-Islam group against al-Rahman Corps and the al-Qaeda-linked levant liberation Committee (Hay’et Tahrir al-Sham) has killed at least 95 people in eastern Ghouta, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Monday.
At least 87 fighters, 32 of them from Jaish al-Islam group, and eight civilians were killed in the clashes.
Activists have said the reasons behind the fighting between rebel groups
include different beliefs and long-term goals.
In addition to that, activists believe Jaish al-Islam wants to eject all former al-Nusra Front fighters from eastern Ghouta.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, an official from Ghouta Media Center told the fighting intensified and continued on Monday.