The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Violent clashes renewed east of Damascus accompanied by escalated shelling on the clash areas

Damascus Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:: Violent clashes are taking place between the regime forces and its allied militiamen against the Islamic and rebel factions in al-Tayba area in the Damascene neighborhood of Jobar near the eastern outskirts of the capital, following a renewed offensive by the regime forces on areas in the neighborhood, and the clashes are accompanied by heavy mortar and artillery shelling by the regime forces, amid opening of heavy machine gun fire by the regime forces on areas in the neighborhood.