Air strikes pound insurgent enclave close to Damascus

Air strikes pounded a jihadist-held area near Damascus on Sunday, footage broadcast by Syrian state TV stations showed, as the Syrian government stepped up efforts to wipe out the insurgency’s last foothold near the capital.

Smoke and dust rise from Islamic State-held Hajar al-Aswad neighborhood following government strikes in the south of Damascus, Syria>. Source: PA/YOUSSEF BADAWI