المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Exchange of targeting between the regime forces and Rahman Corps accompany the violent clashes east of Damascus and in the outskirts of its Ghouta

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that violent clashes are taking place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against fighters of Rahman Corps, in areas in the vicinity of Ein Tarma, the outskirts of Jobar neighborhood and in the area separating between them east of Damascus and its eastern Ghouta, amid exchange of targeting in the clash areas, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that it rose to 21, the number of casualties who were killed by shelling by the regime forces on the cities and the towns of Douma, Saqba, Mesraba and Beit Sawa, in the Eastern Ghouta, on the 29th of September 2017, they are a man and 3 of his children and 5 other children and a citizen woman, they were killed by shelling by the regime forces on Douma and Mesraba which are controlled by Jaysh Al-Islam, and Beit Sawa and Saqba which are controlled by Al-Rahman Corps, and about 10 were injured with different severity due to the fall of 6 shells on areas in Beit Sawa town which is controlled by al-Rahman Corps, while the regime forces shelled with one shell an area in Saqba city which is also controlled by al-Rahman Corps, killing a women and injuring 6 other citizens, while the regime forces also shelled areas in the town of Mesraba, which is controlled by Jaysh Al-Islam, killing 2 citizens including a child, while the regime forces shelled areas in Douma city which is controlled by Jaysh Al-Islam, killing 3 citizens including 2 children and injuring about 3 others, and the death toll is expected to increase due to the presence of injured people in critical conditions.

These targeting and killings of civilians comes within the first operation of the regime forces to revenge for the death of tens of their soldiers and armed militiamen who were killed yesterday and day before yesterday in explosions carried out by al-Rahman Corps near the walls of the Capital Damascus.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that it learned that tens of members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them have been killed, after successive targeting by Rahman Corps for them in fronts located to the east of the capital Damascus and around it from the side of Ein Tarma and the western outskirts of the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of more than 54 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them who were killed in the explosions that were carried out by Rahman Corps, by detonating buildings and sites where members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them are located; in the east of Jobar and the west of Ein Tarma, during 24 hours extended between Thursday the 28th of September 2017, and Wednesday the 27th of September 2017,, while other members have been seriously injured and some of them are still in serious condition, which may raise the death  toll.

 

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