Syrian Government Forces Advance in East Ghouta Assault

Syrian civilians search for survivors amid the rubble of buildings which were destroyed earlier in regime air strikes, in the rebel-held besieged town of Douma in the eastern Ghouta region, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Feb. 28, 2018. Hamza Al-Ajweh/AFP/Getty Images

BEIRUT—Syrian government forces have gained ground from rebels at the edge of the eastern Ghouta region near Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday March 2, in a ground assault that has continued despite a Russian plan for daily ceasefires.

The Syrian army and rebel sources could not immediately be reached for comment.