The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The shells which target the capital Damascus and its districts leave more casualties and raise the number of casualties to 82 since the start of the escalation

It has increased to at least 30, the number of shells which fell this morning on areas in Dahyat Al-Assad controlled by the regime forces, near Harasta in the Eastern Ghouta, and the shells resulted in the death of a citizen woman and the fall of wounded, also shells fell today on places in Jaramana area in the outskirts of the capital Damascus, which killed a child and injured another one, and shells also fell on places in Al-Qazzaz area, which resulted in the injury of 7 persons with varying severity.
Thus, it has increased to 82 including 12 children and 12 women, the number of those who were killed as result of the fall of 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 more than 450 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.