The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The regime forces shell the stronghold of Jaysh Al-Islam in the Eastern Ghouta leaving wounded

Rif Dimashq Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the regime forces returned to target the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, after hours of calm that prevailed its cities, towns and fronts, where the regime forces shelled areas in Douma city the stronghold of Jaysh Al-Islam in the Eastern Ghouta, which resulted in the fall of wounded, and areas in the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus witnessed last night renewed shelling on several areas, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the regime forces targeting areas in Ein Tarma town, which is controlled by Rahman Corps and located at the outskirts of the Eastern Ghouta, while the regime forces shelled areas in Harasta city and information about injuries due to the shelling on both areas, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 213 persons including 50 children under the age of eighteen, 25 citizen women over the age of eighteen and 4 members of the Civil Defense, the number of people whose death has been documented since the 14th of November 2017, until the 18th of December 2017, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 129 citizens including 24 children and 15 citizen women by the raids carried out by the warplanes on the cities and towns of Douma, Harasta, Madyara, Hamuriya, Arbin, Ein Tarma, and other areas in the Eastern Ghouta, while the SOHR documented the death of 84 citizens including 26 children and 10 citizen women due to shelling by artillery, mortar and tanks, as well as shelling by missiles believed to be ground-to-ground, on the cities and the towns of Kafr Batna, Zamalka, Ein Tarma, Douma, Arbin, Harasta, Jesrin, Saqba, Beit Sawa, Al-Nashabiyah, Beit Nayem, and other areas in the Eastern Ghouta, and this shelling which has been continuing for a month resulted in the injury of hundreds of citizens, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the injury of about 725 persons including tens of children and citizen women, some of whom have amputated limbs and permanent disabilities, while the others are still suffering serious wounds suffering from the lack of the medical staff and the shortage of medicine.