Second round of shells target areas controlled by the regime forces in the suburbs of the capital Damascus

Shells fell on areas controlled by the regime forces in the districts of the capital Damascus, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a round of shells targeting areas in Assad District, which is controlled by the regime forces and located near Harasta city, causing material damage, and no information about casualties. The SOHR published yesterday that The escalation of targeting the capital Damascus and its districts completed its second consecutive month, this ongoing and daily escalation on the controlled areas on the regime forces inside the capital Damascus and its outskirts as well as the districts controlled by the regime forces, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that this escalation started on the 16th of November 2017, and resulted in the death and the injury of hundreds of persons.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 51 persons at least including 2 children and 4 citizen women, who were killed as a result of the fall of these shells, and the SOHR documented the injury of more than 316 persons who were injured in these daily targeting during 2 consecutive months, including tens of children and citizen women, some of whom have seriously injured and have permanent disability. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also monitored the continuation of the poor health condition of some of the injured people, which may raise the death toll, in which the shells have targeted since the 16th of November 2017, the areas of Al-Dawila, Al-Sawika, Al-Fahama Khalid bin al-Walid Street, and other areas in Old Damascus, as well as places in Al-Zablatany, Al-Qassaa, Bab Touma, 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, which caused material damage to the property of the citizens, buildings and shops in the places where these shells had fallen.