The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Clashes in the outskirts of the eastern Ghouta and in the triangle of east Homs

Rif Dimashq Province, the Syrian Observatory for human Rights: areas in the outskirts of Harasta city were shelled by the regime forces, which caused material damage but no information about casualties, while the clashes continue between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against members of the “Islamic State” organization, in areas in the vicinity of AlMotahalik AlJanobi and the outskirts of Ein Tarma town, and information about the casualties and injuries in the ranks of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.

Homs province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the clashes continue between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against members of the “Islamic State” organization in areas in the eastern countryside of Homs city, where the regime forces are trying to achieve more advancement in the triangle of Jeb al-Jarrah – al-Shomariyyeh– Shaer, which is located about 50 km east of Homs city, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the violent clashes between both parties are concentrated in the vicinity of the villages that are still under the control of the organization, where the regime forces seek to control them and end the organization’s existence in the area.

The Syrian Observatory of Rights published yesterday that the violent clashes continue in areas in the triangle of al-Shomariyyeh – Shaer – Jeb al-Jarrah, which is about 50 km east of Homs city, between the “Islamic state” organization against the regime forces supported by their loyal gunmen of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, amid new advancement by the regime forces and controlled 7 new villages within the triangle, with the help of intense air and rocket cover, and with this advancement the regime forces have significantly reduces the size of areas controlled by the organization.

Aleppo Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: an explosion was heard in Aleppo city caused by the fall of a shell on an area in the Nile Street, which killed a child (by a shrapnel from the shell), while the regime forces shelled areas in Aleppo city, the shelling targeted places in al-Leramoun and Dahrat Abed Rabbo, while two shells landed on areas in the al-ShaHba’a al-Jadidah neighbourhood, but no information about injuries, also areas in Burj al-Azzawi village in the southern countryside of Aleppo were shelled by the regime forces, also the helicopter dropped barrel bombs on areas in the village of al-Siyala in Jabal al-Hoss in the same countryside, while areas in Hayan town located in the northern countryside of Aleppo, were shelled by the regime forces, no information about casualties.