The Syrian troops on Wednesday recaptured the town of Hajjira in the countryside of the capital Damascus after dislodging the rebels from it, the state-run SANA news agency reported.
Some other media reports said that hundreds of the rebel fighters fled Hajjira following the Syrian troops' recapture of the town.
The Syrian troops' recent progress came as part of their large- scale operation to wrest back control of some rebel-held areas in the countryside of Damascus.
Earlier this week, the army recaptured another key town east of Damascus, tightening thus its siege against the rebels in the Yarmouk camp and Hajar al-Aswad.
The Syrian troops meant to show the determination of regaining the upper hand ahead of the possible negotiation in the Geneva II conference on Syria.
