DAMASCUS, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Intense battles raged on Sunday in a water-rich valley northwest of Damascus, a day after a truce was breached by rebels' killing of a government envoy, a military source said on condition of anonymity.
The Syrian army backed by the Lebanese Hezbollah fighters reached the outskirts of Ain Fijeh spring in the Barada Valley near Damascus, as part of a wide-scale offensive to recapture the spring, the main water source feeding Damascus' over five million people, who have been struggling with the scarcity of water since the rebels shut off the spring on Dec. 22.
This comes a day after rebels with the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front fired sniper shots at maintenance workers, who entered the area to fix the spring to restore the water flow to Damascus.
The rebels also shot dead retired Brig. Ahmad Ghadban, who was tasked by President Bashar al-Assad to supervise the truce and the reconciliation file in Barada.
The truce deal walked on thorny road till it was reached on Wednesday, as the Nusra Front was among the rebels who attempted to repeatedly thwart any understanding with the government.
Part of the deal also included the reconciliation with the rebels who accept the truce with the government, as such rebels will have their records cleared and will be tasked by the government to protect the Barada Valley.
As for those who refuse the truce, the plan was for their departure to the northwestern province of Idlib.
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