The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

More casualties in the Eastern Ghouta increase the death toll to 180 within 15 days of escalating of the aerial and artillery shelling

Rif Dimashq Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: a member of the Shura Council of Rahman Corps was shot in the city of Arbin, but no information yet about the circumstances in which he was killed, also it rose to 8 at least, the number of people who were killed today in the Eastern Ghouta, they are: a man and woman were killed in shelling by the regime forces on areas in Douma city, which is the stronghold of Jaysh al-Islam in the Eastern Ghouta, and 5 citizens including 3 children were killed in shelling by the regime forces on areas in farms in the vicinity of Hamuriya city, which is controlled by Rahman Corps, and a citizen was killed in shelling by the regime forces on Beit Sawa town which is controlled by Rahman Corps, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, thus, the death toll has increased to 179 citizens including 51 children and 38 citizen women, of who were killed since the 29th of December 2017 as a result of targeting the Eastern Ghouta by hundreds of raids and hundreds of artillery and rocket strikes, and the casualties are 126 citizens including 40 children, 31 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 53 citizens including 11 children and 7 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.