The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Tens of raids target Harasta and areas in the Eastern Ghouta and shelling leaves casualties and wounded in it

Rif Dimashq Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the regime forces shelled areas in Al-Nashabiyah and Otaya towns in Al-Marj area by about 7 shells, which resulted in material damage, and the death of a person as well as the injury of 3 others, while the number of the raids that targeted the Eastern Ghouta since this dawn, has increased to 30 raids, in which the warplanes targeted areas in Harasta city by 18 raids, while they carried out 6 raids on areas in Arbin city, and the warplanes also carried out a raid on Mdira town while they targeted areas in Misraba town by 2 raids, which resulted in the injury of 6 persons, while sporadic clashes are taking place between the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them against Jaysh Al-Islam, in areas in the vicinity of Zriqiyyeh in Al-Marj area in the Eastern Ghouta.

In the same context, the fighting is continuing fiercely between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamic movement of Ahrar Al-Sham and Al-Rahman Corps, in areas in the vicinity of the Vehicle Department and near the administration building of the province near Harasta city, as a result of an ongoing attack by the factions in an attempt to achieve further advancement and increase their scope of control, and

the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that it the factions managed to besiege the Vehicle Department, amid continuous violent attack in an attempt by Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, Ahrar al-Sham and Rahman Corps to achieve more advancement, following the advancement of Rahman Corps in Arbin area, while both of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and Ahrar al-Sham have advanced in al-Ajami area and surrounded the regime forces inside the Vehicle Department, after closing by firearm the remaining distance between the advancement of both parties; to prevent the regime forces from entering supplies or withdrawing of it.