The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

About 10 injuries in targeting Al-Mazza area by shells after the fall of a approximate number of losses in Dahiyat Al-Assad

Damascus Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that about 10 persons were injured due to the fall of shells which targeted areas in Al-Mazza neighborhood, while 9 others were injured today due to the fall of shells on areas in Dahiyat Al-Assad east of the capital, and the Syrian Observatory published few hours ago, that two violent explosions were heard in the outskirts of the capital Damascus, caused by the fall of 2 shells at least on Esh Al-Warawar located in the outskirts of the capital, which caused material damage, without information about casualties so far, while about 5 shells fell on places in Dahiyat Al-Assad controlled by the regime forces near Harasta city, which resulted in the injury of 9 persons at least, and this targeting comes after the massacre which was carried out in the same neighborhood in the 1st of February 2018, as a result of the fall of shells on the area, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published then, that a family of a father and 3 of his children and 4 other children including 2 brothers were killed as a result of fall of shells on places in Esh Al-Warwar area, rising to 72 including 10 children and 10 women, the number of those who were killed as result of the fall of these shells and have been documented by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights since this escalation started on the 16th of November 2017, while it has increased to 371 persons who were injured in these daily targeting, 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.