After fortifying their positions at Rehba al-Ishara, on 1 October, government forces and Hezbollah units attempted to advance towards Al-Reyhan. As of 3 October, they were within three kilometers of the rebel's largest stronghold in East Ghouta, the town of Douma. On 11 October, the Army captured al-Rayhan and advanced in the Al-Rayhan farms area.50 killed during clashes around Dabeq between rebels and IS5 killed in Damascus downtown and continued clashes in Reef Dimashq Five days later, a rebel-counterattack managed to push government forces back from several positions around the town, with the rebels retaking the western part of Al-Rayhan. On 18 October, the Army launched a renewed push in the west of al-Rayhan in an attempt to cut the supply road for Tal Kurdi,Regime forces renew the control attempts on supply road between Douma, Tal Kurdi and Tal Sawwan in the Eastern Ghouta managing to capture the Sbidaj factory area.Regime forces advance in the Eastern Ghouta and air and missile strikes target Deir Ezzor city and its countryside On 25 October, the al-Majd Brigades seceded from the al-Rahman Legion due to the continued differences between Jaysh al-Islam and the al-Rahman Legion that hindered the rebel attempts to halt the government offensive.
