The official statement denies the suspension of flights through Damascus airport

said the general manager Syrian Civil Aviation Bassem Mansour said: “The airport is operating as normal and flights are operating as usual.

Previous reports said that flights were grounded at the airport.

Syrian opposition leader Hassan Abdul Ghani said opposition forces took control of the town of Al-Sanamayn on Saturday and advanced to a distance of 20 kilometers from the southern gate of Damascus.

The Syrian army lost control of Daraa governorate in the south of the country on Saturday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as part of a series of losses it suffered on the ground.