Jaish al-Islam Headquarters & al-Tubah Underground Prison in Douma, Captured by Syrian Army (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

© Wassim Essa

On April 14, the Syrian Arab Army and its allies liberated the town of Douma and thus the entire region of Eastern Ghouta, near the Syrian capital of Damacus. Government forces also captured all the infrastructure created by Jaish al-Islam in Douma.

A Syrian photographer, Wassim Essa, has released a big photo report showing Jaish al-Islam’s key underground headquarters in Douma.

Jaish al-Islam HQ
Jaish al-Islam HQ board room, East Ghouta Tunnels; © Wassim Essa
East Ghouta tunnels
East Ghouta Tunnels © Wassim Essa
East Ghouta tunnels
Underground workshop, East Ghouta Tunnels; © Wassim Essa

See many more photographs here.

The Syrian state-run news agency SANA also released a photo report showing the al-Tubah undergrond prison, which had been run by Jaish al-Islam.

Underground tunnels East Ghouta
Underground tunnels, East Ghouta; © Wassim Essa
East Ghouta tunnels
Militant-held prisoners’ cages, East Ghouta; © Wassim Essa

Rabie Dibeh, a correspondent for Al-Ikhbariya in Eastern Ghouta, accompanies an ex-prisoner in Jobar who took part in digging 10km-long tunnels connecting several towns in Ghouta together.


* This article was expanded from original post published by Signs of the Times.

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