Second targeting on the capital and its suburbs within the second month of beginning escalation leaves 8 victims

Damascus province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:: sounds of explosions were heard near the area of Bab Touma, in the eastern part of the capital Damascus, that were caused by the fall of at least 3 shells on areas, leaving causalities. Intersected sources told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that at least 8 citizens were injured and there is confirmed information about the death of one of them, who is a child below the age of eighteen, while the death toll is expected to increase due to the presence of several injured in serious conditions, and this is considered the second targeting on the capital Damascus and its suburbs during the second month of shelling escalation in the capital and its suburbs.

The SOHR published on the 16th of December that escalation of shelling on the regime-held areas in the capital Damascus and its vicinity and outskirts continue its first month since the beginning of targeting the aforementioned areas on the 16th of November 2017, which left big human losses.

The SOHR documented the death of 32 persons including a woman since the 16th of November 2017, where about 220 persons were injured with different severity, and some of them suffer serious injuries, while some of them are still in serious conditions, which may increase the death toll, where they targeted during the past days places in Al-Dawila area, places in Al-Sawika area, areas of Al-Fahama and Khalid bin al-Walid Street, and other areas in Old Damascus, Al-Zablatany, Al-Mujtahed, al-Fayhaa, Al-Abasyeen, Al-Mayadeen, Seba’ Baharat, Aish Al-Warawar, Jermana, Dahyat Al-Assad, Military Teshereen Hospital and other places in the center of the capital.