The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

As a part of the continuation of bombardment…more than 80 raids and explosive barrels target the last area beyond the regime forces’ control in the Eastern Ghouta

Rif Dimashq Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the skies of the Eastern Ghouta is witnessing overflights of warplanes, in conjunction with carrying out more raids on places in Douma city which is considered the last area beyond the regime forces’ control in the Eastern Ghouta, where it has increased to at least 56, the number of raids which targeted the city since last night and until now, in conjunction with the continuation of the intensive rocket shelling by the regime forces, and the helicopters have targeted the city by more than 25 explosive barrels until now, in the same context, the clashes renewed at lower pace between Jaysh Al-Islam against the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them, in an attack by the latter from the area of the orchards of Al-Rihan and Mesraba, accompanied by exchange of targeting between the both parties.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that the intensive aerial and missile shelling continues on a several areas of Douma city, which is considered the last area beyond the regime forces’ control in the Eastern Ghouta, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored hundreds of air and missile strikes by warplanes, helicopters and the regime forces targeting the city since 4 hours before Friday afternoon, where warplanes and helicopter carried out at least 80 airstrikes between missiles and barrel bombs, in conjunction with shelling by the regime forces with more than 230 missiles and rocket shells, and the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 40 people at least including women and 8 children at least, as a result of the hysterical aerial bombardment on Douma city, where this crazy aerial and ground shelling comes in conjunction with a land attack carried out by the regime forces supported by gunmen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities on Douma city from two areas, the southwest area and the eastern part of al-Rihan and Mesraba farms, where the violent clashes are taking place between them against fighters of Jaysh al-Islam in both areas, accompanied by intensive air and missile shelling, and confirmed information about casualties in the ranks of both parties.