The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

More than 165 raids, shells and missiles target Harasta and the Eastern Ghouta since this morning with continuous clashes in the battlefronts between the factions and the regime forces

Rif Dimashq Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Warplanes carried out a raid on area in Douma city in the Eastern Ghouta, in conjunction with shelling by the regime forces on areas at the outskirts of Hammuriyya city by 3 shells, also the regime forces launched 5 Shells on places in al-Zriqah town in Al-Marj area in the Eastern Ghouta, amid targeting an area in KafrBatna town by one shell, while it rose to about 30 raids at least, in conjunction with intensive rocket shelling, also it rose to 45 at least, the number of missiles believed to be ground-to-ground on areas in Harasta city and its outskirts and launched by the regime forces, at the same time it rose to about 80, the number of shells launched by the regime forces targeting Harasta city today, and the warplanes carried out 2 raids targeting areas in Arbin city which killed a child and injured 11 others with varying severity, and the number of casualties may increase because of the presence of serious injuries, thus, the death toll has increased to 97 citizens including 24 children and 21 citizen women, who have been killed since the 29th of December 2017 and until now, and the casualties are 72 citizens including 19 children, 18 citizen women and a male nurse, they were killed in raids by the warplanes on areas in Harasta city controlled by the Islamic movement of Ahrar Al-Sham and raids on Madyara town, and 25 citizens including 5 children and 3 citizen women and 2 male nurses were killed by artillery and rocket shelling targeted areas in Beit Sawa town, the cities of Harasta, Hamuriya, Douma and Arbin as well as the towns of Kafr Batna, Mesraba, Al-Nashabiyah and Otaya, and the aerial and artillery shelling left tens of casualties and wounded included a large number of children and citizen women, and the number of casualties may increase because of the presence of serious injuries.