The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Intensive shelling targets the southwest of Rif Dimashq and clashes and shelling continue in the eastern Ghouta

Rif Dimashq Province, the Syrian Observatory for human Rights: the regime forces launched 4 missiles believed to be ground-to-ground on places in Beit Jinn Farms area, in conjunction with heavy artillery shelling on the same areas, which caused material damage but no information about casualties, while the clashes continue between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the fighters of the Islamic Movement of Ahrar Al-Sham, in areas in the vicinity of the Vehicle Department, amid launching about 15 shells targeting areas in Harasta and the vicinity of the Vehicle Department, and information about more casualties in the ranks of both parties.

The Syrian Observatory for Human rights published hours ago that areas in KafrBatna town were shelled by the regime forces which injured a child and a citizen, also the regime forces launched by a shell on area in Saqba city, 6 shells on areas in Otaya town and 2 on areas in Douma city, amid launching 5 shells on areas in Nashabiyah town, which caused material damage but no information about casualties.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published today that the military operation in the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, completed its 10th consecutive day, since it started on the 14th of November 2017, in which it completed its first 10 days by targeting by the regime forces to areas in Al-Nashabiyah town in Al-Marj area which is controlled by Jaysh Al-Islam in the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, which caused material damage, without information about casualties, while a drone plane shelled a position of Al-Rahman Corps in Jobar neighborhood, at the eastern outskirts of the capital, which resulted in the injury of two fighters at least, also the number of civilian casualties whose death was documented yesterday by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, has increased to 11 citizens at least, they are; a man was killed by shelling by missiles believed to be ground-to-ground on Ein Tarma town, a woman who was killed by rocket shelling by the regime forces on Jisreen town, 3 citizens were killed by air strikes on Harasta, Douma, and Ein Tarma, a man and 2 children were killed by air strikes on Arbin city, 2 children, one of them died affected by his injured in aerial shelling on Misraba and the other had his body recovered from the rubbles in Arbin, as well as third child died affected by the injury he had by raids on Hazza, while the clash fronts are witnessing fighting between the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them against the Islamic Movement of Ahrar Al-Sham, after violent clashes took place between the both parties during the past few days, which caused great human losses in their ranks.

Thus, the death toll has increased to 104 casualties at least including 26 children under the age of eighteen, 11 citizen women over the age of eighteen and 4 members of the Civil Defense, the number of people who have been killed since Tuesday the 14th of November 2017, where 11 citizens including 5 children and a citizen woman were killed on Thursday, as 3 citizens were killed due to raids on areas in the cities and the towns of Harasta, Douma and Ein Tarma, and a man and two children were killed by raids on Arbin city, a man and a citizen woman were killed by rocket shelling on Ein Tarma and Jisreen, while a child boy and a child girl were killed by raids on Hazza and Misraba, and a child boy died affected by the injury he had by artillery shelling on Arbin city 3 days ago, while 3 children were killed on Wednesday; they are two brother children- a boy and a girl, were killed by artillery shelling by the regime forces on areas in Ein Tarma, and a 10-day-old baby girl died in Harasta city in the Eastern Ghouta, affected by the injury she had as a result of shell by the regime forces on areas in the city, while 3 citizens including a woman died on Tuesday affected by the injury they had by artillery and rocket shelling previously on Arbin city and Misraba town, 10 citizens including 4 children and 2 citizen women were killed on Monday, by artillery and rocket shelling on Arbin, Mdira, Hamuriya and Kafr Batna, while 17 citizens including a child were killed on Sunday, by artillery and rocket shelling on Douma, Misraba, Mdira, Hamuriya, while on Saturday at least 14 were killed including a child girl and 4 women as a result of raids on Mdira and Harasta, and artillery shelling on Hazza and Hamuriya, while 20 citizens including 6 children and 2 citizen women were killed on Friday, as a result of artillery, aerial and rocket shelling on Douma, Harasta and Arbin, while 14 citizens including 4 children and women were killed on Thursday, due to raids and land shelling on Arbin, Beit Sawa, Douma, Hamuriya and Ein Tarma, and the casualties who were killed on Wednesday, are 8 citizens including two children they were killed by raids and artillery shelling Arbin, Saqba, Hamuriya and Douma, while the casualties who were killed on Tuesday are 4 citizens were killed by shelling on Arbin and Mdira, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the injury of about 410 persons at least including tens of children and citizen women, some of them are still in serious situation, which may raise the death toll.