37 martyrs including 16 children were killed within about 24 hours of artillery and aerial shelling on the cities and towns of the Eastern Ghouta

Rif Dimashq province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:: the regime forces fired at least 15 shells at areas in the city of Hamuriya, rising to at least 47, the number of raids, shells and missiles, believed to be ground-to-ground, that targeted the city today, while the death toll is still increasing in the Eastern Ghouta, as a result of more civilians dying, rising to at least 37 citizens, including 16 children and 8 citizen women, the number of martyrs who were killed in the past 24 hours. The martyrs are a man who was killed in shelling of warplanes today, Wednesday, on areas in Madyara town, and 36 citizens who are 25 citizens including 13 children and 8 women, who were killed in airstrikes on areas in Hamuriya city, a man was killed in bombardment by warplanes on areas in Harasta city, 7 citizens including a child were killed in shelling by the regime forces on areas in Douma city, and one of them was decapitated due the shelling, and 3 citizens including 2 children were killed in airstrikes on areas in Saqba city, while the death toll is expected to increase due to the presence of more than 75 injured people, some of them are in serious conditions, thus, the death toll has increased to 166 citizens including 46 children and 36 citizen women, since the 29th of December 2017 and until today, and the casualties are 124 citizens including 40 children, 30 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 as well as the cities of Saqba, Hamuriya, Douma and Arbin, and 42 citizens including 6 children and 6 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.